Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 42:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 42:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 42:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Book of Job, this verse means that God can do anything and knows everything we think. It's like saying God has superpowers and knows all our secrets.

Job 42:2: I know that thou canst do every [thing], and [that] no thought can be withholden from thee. [no thought can be...: or, no thought of thine can be hindered]

Contradiction with Genesis 6:6

This verse suggests that God regretted making humanity, implying limitations to His plans.

Genesis 6:6: And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:35

God repented making Saul king, suggesting a change in His intentions.

1 Samuel 15:35: And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 18:8

Implies that God changes His mind about intended judgement based on human actions, contradicting total sovereignty.

Jeremiah 18:8: If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

Contradiction with Jonah 3:10

God repenting from the judgment He planned on Nineveh suggests changes in His purpose.

Jonah 3:10: And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did [it] not.
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