Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 7:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 7:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 7:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, Job is asking God why He doesn't forgive him and take away his wrong actions because soon he will die and won’t be around anymore. Job feels very sad and wonders if God will miss him when he's gone.

Job 7:21: And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I [shall] not [be].

Contradiction with Psalm 51:1

This verse asks for God's mercy and forgiveness, in contrast to Job 7:21 where Job questions why God does not pardon his transgression.

Psalm 51:1: [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.] Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Contradiction with 1 John 1:9

This verse assures that if we confess our sins, God is faithful to forgive, contradicting Job 7:21 which implies the absence of forgiveness.

1 John 1:9: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Contradiction with Isaiah 43:25

God promises to blot out transgressions and not remember sins, contradicting Job's sense of remaining under sin's burden in Job 7:21.

Isaiah 43:25: I, [even] I, [am] he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

Contradiction with Luke 23:34

Jesus asks for forgiveness for those who crucified him, indicating divine forgiveness that contrasts with Job's complaint in Job 7:21.

Luke 23:34: Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:34

God declares that He will forgive iniquity and remember sins no more, contradicting Job's expression of despair over sin and its consequences in Job 7:21.

Jeremiah 31:34: And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Paradox #1

The contradiction in Job 7:21 could be seen in the context of forgiveness and punishment. Job is questioning why God does not forgive his sins if he is soon going to die anyway. This raises a conflict where a loving and forgiving God is seemingly not offering forgiveness to someone in deep suffering, which may seem inconsistent with the idea of a merciful deity.

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