Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 40:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 40:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 40:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, God is speaking to Job and telling him to dress up like a king with majesty and beauty. This is to show Job that only God has the real power and strength to be in control.

Job 40:10: Deck thyself now [with] majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:22

This verse describes God as sitting on the circle of the earth, emphasizing His supreme grandeur, which contrasts with the call for Job to adorn himself with majesty and glory like God in Job 40:10.

Isaiah 40:22: [It is] he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof [are] as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: [It is...: or, Him that]

Contradiction with James 4:10

This verse advises believers to humble themselves in the sight of the Lord, which contrasts with the call to clothe oneself with majesty and glory as encouraged in Job 40:10.

James 4:10: Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

Contradiction with Philippians 2:7

This verse speaks about Jesus making himself of no reputation, taking the form of a servant, highlighting humility over majesty, which contradicts Job 40:10's encouragement to Job.

Philippians 2:7: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:28-29

This verse emphasizes that God chooses the low and despised to nullify the things that are, preventing any flesh from boasting, opposing Job 40:10's call for self-adornment with glory.

1 Corinthians 1:28-29: And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, [yea], and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

Contradiction with Matthew 23:12

This verse teaches that those who exalt themselves will be humbled, which contradicts the notion of self-elevation in glory found in Job 40:10.

Matthew 23:12: And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
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