Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 41:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 41:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 41:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, this verse means that no weapon can hurt the big sea creature God made. It shows how strong and powerful God's creatures are.

Job 41:26: The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon. [habergeon: or, breastplate]

Contradiction with Psalm 18:34

Teaches that God trains hands for battle, suggesting human weapons can be effective.

Psalm 18:34: He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

Contradiction with Psalm 44:6

States reliance on weapons is futile, contrasting with Job 41:26's implication of their potential use.

Psalm 44:6: For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:18

Stresses the strength of wisdom over weapons, conflicting with the focus on physical arms.

Ecclesiastes 9:18: Wisdom [is] better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

Contradiction with Isaiah 31:1

Warns against depending on weapons and strength, opposing the described reliance in Job 41:26.

Isaiah 31:1: Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because [they are] many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!

Contradiction with Hosea 1:7

Highlights salvation not by weapons, contradicting the implication of their power in Job 41:26.

Hosea 1:7: But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.
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