Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jonah 2:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jonah 2:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jonah 2:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Jonah, when Jonah felt very sad and lonely, he remembered God and prayed. God listened to his prayer from His special place.

Jonah 2:7: When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

Contradiction with Psalm 10:1

Contradicts Jonah 2:7 by expressing God's perceived absence in times of trouble.

Psalm 10:1: Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? [why] hidest thou [thyself] in times of trouble?

Contradiction with Isaiah 59:2

Contradicts Jonah 2:7 by stating that iniquities can separate individuals from God, whereas Jonah speaks of being heard by God.

Isaiah 59:2: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear. [have hid: or, have made him hide]

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:44

Contradicts Jonah 2:7 by suggesting God can cover Himself with a cloud to prevent prayer from passing through.

Lamentations 3:44: Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that [our] prayer should not pass through.

Contradiction with Job 30:20

Contradicts Jonah 2:7 by expressing that cries to God are met with silence.

Job 30:20: I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me [not].

Contradiction with Psalm 22:2

Contradicts Jonah 2:7 by describing how some feel God does not hear or answer their cries in distress.

Psalm 22:2: O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. [am...: Heb. there is no silence to me]
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