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Maggots will find them sweet to eat. No one will remember them. Wicked people are broken like a tree in the storm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The womb forgets them; the worm finds them sweet; they are no longer remembered, so wickedness is broken like a tree.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The womb <i>should</i> forget him, The worm <i>should</i> feed sweetly on him; He <i>should</i> be remembered no more, And wickedness <i>should</i> be broken like a tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“A mother will forget him; The maggot feeds sweetly until he is no longer remembered. And injustice will be broken like a tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220A mother will forget him; The worm feeds sweetly till he is no longer remembered. And wickedness will be broken like a tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“A mother will forget him; The worm feeds sweetly till he is remembered no more. And wickedness will be broken like a tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />A mother will forget him; The worm feasts sweetly till he is no longer remembered. And unrighteousness will be broken like a tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“A mother will forget him; The worm feeds on him until he is no longer remembered. And wickedness will be broken like a tree [which cannot be restored].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The womb forgets them; worms feed on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The womb forgets them; worms feed on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Forgotten here on earth, and with their power broken, they taste sweet to worms. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The womb forgets them. Worms feast on them. No one remembers them anymore, and wickedness is snapped like a twig.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Not even their mothers remember them now; they are eaten by worms and destroyed like fallen trees. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The womb will forget them. Maggots will find them to be a delicacy! They won't be remembered anymore, their iniquity will be cut to pieces like firewood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The womb forgets him, the worm feasts on him, no longer will he be remembered. Like a tree, wickedness will be broken down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The womb will forget him. The worm will feed sweetly on him. He will be no more remembered. Unrighteousness will be broken as a tree. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The womb forgets him, "" The worm sweetens [on] him, "" He is remembered no more, "" And wickedness is broken as a tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Forget him doth the womb, Sweeten on him doth the worm, No more is he remembered, And broken as a tree is wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The womb shall forget him; the worm sucked him; he shall be no more remembered: and iniquity shall be broken as a tree.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let mercy forget him: may worms be his sweetness: let him be remembered no more, but be broken in pieces as an unfruitful tree. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Let mercy forget him. His charm is worms. Let him not be remembered, but instead be broken like an unfruitful tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />May the womb forget him, may the worm find him sweet, may he no longer be remembered; And may wickedness be broken like a tree. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The womb forgets them; the worm finds them sweet; they are no longer remembered; so wickedness is broken like a tree.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They have gone astray from the womb; the worm shall suck them; after death they shall be remembered no more; and the wicked shall be broken like a piece of wood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they were forgotten from the womb; the worm sucked them and the dead will not be remembered again, and the evil one will be broken like wood<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The womb forgetteth him; the worm feedeth sweetly on him; He shall be no more remembered; And unrighteousness is broken as a tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Then is his sin brought to remembrance, and he vanishes like a vapour of dew: but let what he has done be recompensed to him, and let every unrighteous one be crushed like rotten wood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/24-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3775" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/24.htm">Job: Judgment for the Wicked</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7358.htm" title="7358: re·ḥem (N-ms) -- Womb. From racham; the womb.">The womb</a> <a href="/hebrew/7911.htm" title="7911: yiš·kā·ḥê·hū (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To forget. Or shakeach; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. To be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention.">forgets them;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7415.htm" title="7415: rim·māh (N-fs) -- A worm. From ramam in the sense of breading; a maggot, literally or figuratively.">the worm</a> <a href="/hebrew/4985.htm" title="4985: mə·ṯā·qōw (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To become or be sweet or pleasant. A primitive root; to suck, by implication, to relish, or be sweet.">feeds on them;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: yiz·zā·ḵêr (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">they are remembered</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">more.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5766.htm" title="5766: ‘aw·lāh (N-fs) -- Injustice, unrighteousness. Or lavel; and lavlah; or owlah; or.olah; from aval; evil.">So injustice</a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: wat·tiš·šā·ḇêr (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">is like a broken</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: kā·‘êṣ (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">tree.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>They prey on the barren and childless, and show no kindness to the widow.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Psalm 49:14</a></span><br />Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-19.htm">Psalm 49:19</a></span><br />he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:10</a></span><br />Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-14.htm">Isaiah 26:14</a></span><br />The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a></span><br />Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-5.htm">Psalm 88:5</a></span><br />I am forsaken among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, who are cut off from Your care.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-12.htm">Psalm 88:12</a></span><br />Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-16.htm">Psalm 103:16</a></span><br />when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:5</a></span><br />For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, because the memory of them is forgotten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-11.htm">Isaiah 14:11</a></span><br />Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-20.htm">Isaiah 14:20</a></span><br />You will not join them in burial, since you have destroyed your land and slaughtered your own people. The offspring of the wicked will never again be mentioned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a></span><br />And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-46.htm">Matthew 25:46</a></span><br />And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28-29</a></span><br />Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a></span><br />For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">the worm</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/17-14.htm">Job 17:14</a></b></br> I have said to corruption, Thou <i>art</i> my father: to the worm, <i>Thou art</i> my mother, and my sister.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/19-26.htm">Job 19:26</a></b></br> And <i>though</i> after my skin <i>worms</i> destroy this <i>body</i>, yet in my flesh shall I see God:</p><p class="hdg">he shall be</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/10-7.htm">Proverbs 10:7</a></b></br> The memory of the just <i>is</i> blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:10</a></b></br> And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this <i>is</i> also vanity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/26-14.htm">Isaiah 26:14</a></b></br> <i>They are</i> dead, they shall not live; <i>they are</i> deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.</p><p class="hdg">wickedness</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/14-7.htm">Job 14:7-10</a></b></br> For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/18-16.htm">Job 18:16,17</a></b></br> His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/4-14.htm">Daniel 4:14</a></b></br> He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/22-9.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/job/14-8.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/job/24-2.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/job/1-4.htm">Feasts</a> <a href="/job/24-2.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-7.htm">Feedeth</a> <a href="/exodus/22-5.htm">Feeds</a> <a href="/job/11-16.htm">Forget</a> <a href="/job/11-6.htm">Forgets</a> <a href="/genesis/40-23.htm">Forgetteth</a> <a href="/job/20-9.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/job/18-17.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/job/19-17.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/esther/8-13.htm">Public</a> <a href="/job/21-6.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/job/18-14.htm">Rooted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-5.htm">Squares</a> <a href="/songs/7-9.htm">Sweetly</a> <a href="/job/19-10.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/job/22-23.htm">Unrighteousness</a> <a href="/job/22-23.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/job/19-17.htm">Womb</a> <a href="/job/21-26.htm">Worm</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/29-17.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/job/26-5.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/job/24-21.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/35-16.htm">Feasts</a> <a href="/job/24-21.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/psalms/80-13.htm">Feedeth</a> <a href="/job/40-15.htm">Feeds</a> <a href="/job/39-17.htm">Forget</a> <a href="/job/39-15.htm">Forgets</a> <a href="/job/39-15.htm">Forgetteth</a> <a href="/job/27-19.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/psalms/6-5.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/job/31-18.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/job/29-7.htm">Public</a> <a href="/job/28-18.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/job/31-8.htm">Rooted</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-20.htm">Squares</a> <a href="/songs/7-9.htm">Sweetly</a> <a href="/job/30-4.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/job/27-4.htm">Unrighteousness</a> <a href="/job/27-4.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/job/31-15.htm">Womb</a> <a href="/job/25-6.htm">Worm</a><div class="vheading2">Job 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/24-1.htm">Wickedness often goes unpunished</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/24-17.htm">There is a secret judgment for the wicked</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical times, the womb symbolized the beginning of life and nurturing. The idea that the womb forgets them implies a severance from the life-giving and nurturing aspects of existence. This can be seen as a reflection on the transient nature of life and the ultimate fate of those who live unjustly. In the broader context of Job, it emphasizes the seeming lack of justice in the world, where the wicked may prosper temporarily but are ultimately forgotten.<p><b>the worm feeds on them;</b><br>This imagery is a stark reminder of mortality and the physical decay that follows death. Worms are often associated with death and decay in the Bible, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Isaiah 66:24</a> and <a href="/mark/9-48.htm">Mark 9:48</a>, where they symbolize the corruption and destruction of the body. This serves as a metaphor for the inevitable judgment and the futility of earthly pursuits for those who live in wickedness. It underscores the biblical theme that earthly life is temporary and that true justice and recompense are found in the afterlife.<p><b>they are remembered no more.</b><br>The idea of being forgotten is significant in the biblical context, where remembrance often equates to honor and legacy. In contrast, being forgotten implies a lack of legacy and impact. This phrase highlights the ultimate insignificance of the wicked in the grand scheme of God's justice. <a href="/psalms/9-6.htm">Psalm 9:6</a> and <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:5</a> also reflect on the fate of the wicked being forgotten, reinforcing the idea that their deeds do not endure. This serves as a warning against living a life contrary to God's will.<p><b>So injustice is broken like a tree.</b><br>The breaking of a tree symbolizes the sudden and complete downfall of the wicked. Trees in the Bible often represent strength and stability, as seen in <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a>. However, when a tree is broken, it signifies destruction and loss of power. This imagery suggests that despite the temporary success of the unjust, their end is certain and decisive. The breaking of injustice aligns with the prophetic hope found in scriptures like <a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4</a>, where the Messiah will bring true justice. This can also be seen as a type of Christ, who ultimately triumphs over sin and injustice, establishing God's righteous kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith who undergoes severe trials and questions the justice of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_womb.htm">The Womb</a></b><br>Symbolically represents the origin of life, which in this context, forgets the wicked after death.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_worm.htm">The Worm</a></b><br>Represents decay and the inevitable return to dust, emphasizing the mortality of humans.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/injustice.htm">Injustice</a></b><br>Personified as something that is ultimately broken, highlighting the temporary nature of evil.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tree.htm">The Tree</a></b><br>Used metaphorically to describe the breaking or downfall of injustice, suggesting that even strong, seemingly enduring things can be destroyed.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_life_and_injustice.htm">The Transience of Life and Injustice</a></b><br>Life is fleeting, and earthly injustices, though they may seem powerful, are temporary and will ultimately be broken.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_inevitable_justice_of_god.htm">The Inevitable Justice of God</a></b><br>While injustice may seem to prevail, God's justice is inevitable and will ultimately triumph, as symbolized by the breaking of the tree.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_eternal_perspective.htm">The Importance of Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to focus on eternal values rather than temporary earthly gains, aligning with the teachings of Jesus about storing treasures in heaven.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith_in_trials.htm">The Role of Faith in Trials</a></b><br>Like Job, believers are called to maintain faith in God's justice and sovereignty, even when faced with apparent injustices and suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reminder_of_mortality.htm">The Reminder of Mortality</a></b><br>The imagery of the womb and the worm serves as a reminder of human mortality, urging believers to live with an awareness of their ultimate accountability to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jesus_curse_the_fig_tree.htm">Why did Jesus curse the fig tree?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_24_19-20's_view_of_the_grave_unique.htm">In Job 24:19-20, is the depiction of the grave consuming sinners consistent with or contradictory to other Old Testament views on divine judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_disasters_occur_if_god_is_awake.htm">Psalm 121:4 - If God 'never slumbers nor sleeps,' why do disasters and injustices seemingly go unchecked?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_1's_justice_align_with_job.htm">How can Psalm 1's vision of immediate justice be reconciled with biblical accounts like Job, where the righteous suffer while the wicked seem to prosper?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">The womb shall forget him.</span>--Some understand this verse as expressing what <span class= "ital">ought </span>rather to be the doom of the wicked. "His own mother <span class= "ital">should </span>forget him; the worm should feed sweetly on him; he should be no more remembered; and <span class= "ital">then </span>unrighteousness would be broken as a tree."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The womb shall forget him</span>: Some regard this as equivalent to "Earth shall forget him;" but most suppose "the womb" to mean "his own mother." <span class="cmt_word">The worm shall feed sweetly on him</span> (comp. <a href="/job/17-14.htm">Job 17:14</a>). He shall be no more remembered. Oblivion shall fall upon him and his doings. And wickedness shall be broken as a tree. As a strong wind suddenly snaps off a tree at the root, so wickedness, in the person of the wicked man - the abstract for the concrete - shall be overtaken by death, and perish in a moment (comp. ver. 24). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/24-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The womb</span><br /><span class="heb">רֶ֨חֶם ׀</span> <span class="translit">(re·ḥem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7358.htm">Strong's 7358: </a> </span><span class="str2">The womb </span><br /><br /><span class="word">forgets them;</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·kā·ḥê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7911.htm">Strong's 7911: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the worm</span><br /><span class="heb">רִמָּ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(rim·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7415.htm">Strong's 7415: </a> </span><span class="str2">A maggot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">feeds on them;</span><br /><span class="heb">מְתָ֘ק֤וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṯā·qōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4988.htm">Strong's 4988: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dainty, food</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they are remembered</span><br /><span class="heb">יִזָּכֵ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(yiz·zā·ḵêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">more.</span><br /><span class="heb">ע֥וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So injustice</span><br /><span class="heb">עַוְלָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘aw·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5766.htm">Strong's 5766: </a> </span><span class="str2">Injustice, unrighteousness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is like a broken</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiš·šā·ḇêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break, break in pieces</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tree.</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּעֵ֣ץ</span> <span class="translit">(kā·‘êṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/24-20.htm">Job 24:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/24-20.htm">Job 24:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/24-20.htm">Job 24:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/24-20.htm">Job 24:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/24-20.htm">Job 24:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/24-20.htm">Job 24:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/24-20.htm">Job 24:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/24-20.htm">Job 24:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/24-20.htm">Job 24:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/24-20.htm">Job 24:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/24-20.htm">OT Poetry: Job 24:20 The womb shall forget him (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/24-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 24:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 24:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/24-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 24:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 24:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>