Job 24:20

20 The womb forgets them, the worm feasts on them; the wicked are no longer remembered but are broken like a tree.

Job 24:20 in Other Translations

KJV
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.
ESV
20 The womb forgets them; the worm finds them sweet; they are no longer remembered, so wickedness is broken like a tree.'
NLT
20 Their own mothers will forget them. Maggots will find them sweet to eat. No one will remember them. Wicked people are broken like a tree in the storm.
MSG
20 The womb has forgotten them, worms have relished them - nothing that is evil lasts.
CSB
20 The womb forgets them; worms feed on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.

Job 24:20 In-Context

18 “Yet they are foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one goes to the vineyards.
19 As heat and drought snatch away the melted snow, so the grave snatches away those who have sinned.
20 The womb forgets them, the worm feasts on them; the wicked are no longer remembered but are broken like a tree.
21 They prey on the barren and childless woman, and to the widow they show no kindness.
22 But God drags away the mighty by his power; though they become established, they have no assurance of life.

Cross References 4

  • 1. S Job 7:5
  • 2. S Job 21:26
  • 3. S Job 18:17; Proverbs 10:7
  • 4. S Job 14:7; Psalms 31:12; Daniel 4:14
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