Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 9:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 9:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 9:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, life feels like it's going by as fast as a runner, and sometimes it can seem like it's hard to find happiness. This can remind Christians to make the most of each day and trust that God is always with them.

Job 9:25: Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.

Contradiction with Psalm 39:5

Job 9:25 says life is swift, like a runner, while Psalm 39:5 emphasizes the brevity and insignificance of life more starkly, making it seem futile.

Psalm 39:5: Behold, thou hast made my days [as] an handbreadth; and mine age [is] as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state [is] altogether vanity. Selah. [at...: Heb. settled]

Contradiction with James 4:14

Job 9:25 describes life as a swift runner, while James 4:14 describes life as a vapor, appearing briefly and then vanishing, emphasizing transience in a different way.

James 4:14: Whereas ye know not what [shall be] on the morrow. For what [is] your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. [It...: or, For it is]

Contradiction with Psalm 89:47

Job 9:25 talks about swiftness, whereas Psalm 89:47 highlights the brevity and fleeting nature of life, questioning the purpose of such swiftness.

Psalm 89:47: Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:4

Contradicts the swiftness of individual life in Job 9:25 by emphasizing that the earth and existence are unchanging and eternal.

Ecclesiastes 1:4: [One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
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