Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 3:7

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According to the author of the book of Job, Job is very sad and wishes the night he was born had been quiet and lonely, with no happiness or celebration. He feels so upset that he thinks it would be better if that day was forgotten.

Job 3:7: Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:31

God saw everything that He made and declared it very good, contradicting Job's lament over his birth.

Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:7-9

Encourages enjoyment of life and blessings, opposing the despair expressed in Job's curse of the day of his birth.

Ecclesiastes 9:7-9: Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

Contradiction with Philippians 4:4

Calls for rejoicing in the Lord always, in contrast to the sorrow and regret seen in Job 3:7.

Philippians 4:4: Rejoice in the Lord alway: [and] again I say, Rejoice.

Contradiction with Psalm 118:24

Proclaims the day as made by the Lord for rejoicing and gladness, against Job's wish for it to be a day of darkness.

Psalm 118:24: This [is] the day [which] the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Urges continuous joy and thankfulness in every circumstance, contrary to Job's expression of anguish.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18: Rejoice evermore.
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