Job 24:20

“The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations

The wombe shall forget him, the worme shall feed sweetly on him, hee shall be no more remembred, and wickednes shalbe broken as a tree.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"A mother will forget him; The worm feeds sweetly till he is no longer remembered. And wickedness will be broken like a tree.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

The womb shall forget him; The worm shall feed sweetly on him; He shall be no more remembered; And unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.
- American Standard Version (1901)

The public place of his town has no more knowledge of him, and his name has gone from the memory of men: he is rooted up like a dead tree.
- Basic English Bible

The womb forgetteth him; the worm feedeth sweetly on him: he shall be no more remembered; and unrighteousness is broken as a tree, --
- Darby Bible

The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.
- Webster's Bible

The womb shall forget him. The worm shall feed sweetly on him. He shall be no more remembered. Unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.
- World English Bible

Forget him doth the womb, Sweeten [on] him doth the worm, No more is he remembered, And broken as a tree is wickedness.
- Youngs Literal Bible

The womb forgetteth him; the worm feedeth sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and unrighteousness is broken as a tree.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Job 24:20


24:20 Womb - His mother that bare him in her womb. Wickedness - The wicked man. Broken - Broken to pieces, or violently broken down, as the word signifies. Tree - Which being once broken down never grows again.


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