Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 41:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 41:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 41:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, this verse means God is talking about a powerful creature He made and is saying He will not hide how strong and amazing it is. Christians often understand it as a reminder of God's great power in creating everything.

Job 41:12: I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:31

This verse states that God saw everything He made and it was very good, which contrasts with Job 41:12 as it portrays the creature, Leviathan, as fearsome and terrifying rather than good.

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 Psalm 104:24

This verse praises God's works as manifold and full of wisdom, while Job 41:12 describes a single creature in a way that emphasizes its formidable nature, which seems contrary to wisdom.

Psalm 104:24: O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:15

This verse notes that nations are like a drop in a bucket to God, which downplays the significance of mighty creatures like Leviathan described in Job 41:12.

Isaiah 40:15: Behold, the nations [are] as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

Contradiction with James 3:7

This verse suggests mankind has tamed all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and sea creatures, conflicting with the depiction of Leviathan as untamable in Job 41:12.

James 3:7: For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: [kind: Gr. nature] [mankind: Gr. nature of man]

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:7

This verse suggests that when a man's ways please the Lord, even his enemies are at peace with him, which contrasts with the fearsome, uncontrollable nature of Leviathan highlighted in Job 41:12.

Proverbs 16:7: When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
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