Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 4:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 4:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 4:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, this verse means that when God gets very angry, He can cause bad things to happen just like a big wind or storm can destroy things. It reminds people that God is very powerful.

Job 4:9: By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. [by the breath...: that is, by his anger]

Contradiction with Exodus 34:6-7

These verses emphasize God's mercy and forgiveness, contrasting with the quick destruction depicted in Job 4:9.

Exodus 34:6-7: And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Contradiction with Psalm 103:8

Describes God as slow to anger and plenteous in mercy, which contradicts the idea of swiftness in Job 4:9.

Psalm 103:8: The LORD [is] merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. [plentious...: Heb. great in mercy]

Contradiction with Jonah 4:2

Highlights God's graciousness and compassion, differing from the destructive force mentioned in Job 4:9.

Jonah 4:2: And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, [was] not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou [art] a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

Contradiction with 1 John 4:8

States that God is love, presenting a contrasting attribute to the consuming anger implied in Job 4:9.

1 John 4:8: He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
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