Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 6:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 6:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 6:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, Job is feeling very tired and sad, and he wonders why he should keep hoping or trying to live when everything seems so hard. He is asking for a reason to hold on and keep going.

Job 6:11: What [is] my strength, that I should hope? and what [is] mine end, that I should prolong my life?

Contradiction with Philippians 4:13

This verse states, "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me," contradicting Job 6:11, where Job expresses a lack of strength to hope or endure.

Philippians 4:13: I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:31

This verse promises that those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, which contrasts with Job's feeling of having no strength to wait or hope.

Isaiah 40:31: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint. [renew: Heb. change]

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 12:9

Here, Paul states that God's grace is sufficient and His strength made perfect in weakness, offering a contradiction to Job's expression of lacking strength and purpose.

2 Corinthians 12:9: And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Contradiction with Psalm 27:1

This verse asserts that the Lord is the strength of my life, which opposes Job's view in 6:11 that he lacks strength and has nothing to sustain his hope.

Psalm 27:1: [[A Psalm] of David.] The LORD [is] my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD [is] the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Contradiction with Nehemiah 8:10

It declares "the joy of the Lord is your strength," contradicting Job's sentiment of having no inner strength or joy to sustain him.

Nehemiah 8:10: Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for [this] day [is] holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
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