Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 41:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 41:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 41:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, the verse describes a powerful and huge creature that breathes out smoke like a pot boiling on a fire. This helps show how mighty and mysterious God's creations can be.

Job 41:20: Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as [out] of a seething pot or caldron.

Contradiction with Psalm 104:32

This verse describes God as having control over the earth and mountains, suggesting a divine mastery that contrasts with the profound, untamable nature of the creature described in Job 41:20.

Psalm 104:32: He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

This verse highlights God's sovereignty in creating both peace and evil, underlining total divine control, which might seem opposed to the chaotic imagery implied in Job 41:20.

Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].

Contradiction with Psalm 18:8

While describing smoke coming from God's nostrils as a sign of His anger, it attributes this powerful imagery to a divine being rather than a creature like in Job 41:20.

Psalm 18:8: There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. [out of his nostrils: Heb. by his, etc]

Contradiction with Revelation 1:15

Describes Jesus with a powerful, controlled presence, contrasting the chaotic and fierce nature of the creature in Job 41:20.

Revelation 1:15: And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:7

Discusses how the ways of the righteous can lead to peace with enemies, conflicting with the uncontrollable and fearsome nature of Leviathan in Job 41:20.

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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