Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 7:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 7:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 7:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, Job feels very sick and uncomfortable. He says his skin is hurt, and he feels like tiny bugs and dirt cover him.

Job 7:5: My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.

Contradiction with Job 21:26

This verse describes a different fate in death, mentioning people lying in the dust without the sores and boils mentioned in Job 7:5.

Job 21:26: They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.

Contradiction with James 5:11

This verse highlights the perseverance and the ultimate blessing of Job, contrasting with Job 7:5's depiction of suffering without relief or reward.

James 5:11: Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:29-31

These verses speak of strength and renewal for the weary, contradicting Job’s expression of unending pain and weakness in Job 7:5.

Isaiah 40:29-31: He giveth power to the faint; and to [them that have] no might he increaseth strength.

Contradiction with Psalm 147:3

This verse promises healing and binding of wounds, contrary to Job 7:5, which details persistent sore-covered skin.

Psalm 147:3: He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. [wounds: Heb. griefs]

Contradiction with Revelation 21:4

Promising an end to pain and suffering, this verse contrasts with Job’s ongoing sores and anguish as described in Job 7:5.

Revelation 21:4: And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
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