Contradiction with Proverbs 11:2
Job 40:1 implies direct communication between God and Job, showcasing Job's humility in responding to God's challenge, whereas Proverbs 11:2 states that pride comes with shame, suggesting that humility leads to wisdom, contrasting with Job's questioning of God.
Proverbs 11:2: [When] pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly [is] wisdom.
Contradiction with Isaiah 45:9
Job 40:1 highlights God's questioning of Job, while Isaiah 45:9 warns against contending with one's maker, suggesting it is futile for Job to question God's ways.
Isaiah 45:9: Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! [Let] the potsherd [strive] with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1
Job 40:1 presents a scenario where Job is questioned by God, whereas Jeremiah 12:1 shows a different portrayal of questioning God about justice.
Jeremiah 12:1: Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of [thy] judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they happy that deal very treacherously? [talk...: or, reason the case with thee]
Contradiction with Romans 9:20
Job 40:1 shows God challenging Job's understanding, while Romans 9:20 emphasizes that humans should not question God at all, a broader dismissal of such exchanges.
Romans 9:20: Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed [it], Why hast thou made me thus? [repliest...: or, answerest again, or, disputest with God?]