Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 41:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 41:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 41:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, this verse is part of a story where God is talking about a big, powerful sea creature that can’t be caught easily. The author is showing how strong and mighty this creature is to remind us how even more strong and mighty God is.

Job 41:2: Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

Contradiction with Psalm 104:26

Suggests that Leviathan is not feared and can frolic in the sea, unlike in Job 41:2 where capturing it is depicted as impossible or dangerous.

Psalm 104:26: There go the ships: [there is] that leviathan, [whom] thou hast made to play therein. [made: Heb. formed]

Contradiction with Isaiah 27:1

Speaks of Leviathan being punishable and destroyed by the Lord, contrasting Job 41:2's portrayal of Leviathan’s untouchability.

Isaiah 27:1: In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that [is] in the sea. [piercing: or, crossing like a bar]
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