Job 24:20
The womb forgetteth him; the worm feedeth sweetly on him: he shall be no more remembered; and unrighteousness is broken as a tree,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
19Drought and heat consume snow waters; so doth Sheol those that have sinned.
21He that despoileth the barren that beareth not, and doeth not good to the widow:
Cross References
Job 17:14I cry to the grave, Thou art my father! to the worm, My mother, and my sister!
Job 19:26And [if] after my skin this shall be destroyed, yet from out of my flesh shall I see God;
Proverbs 10:7The memory of the righteous [man] shall be blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Isaiah 26:14[They are] dead, they shall not live; deceased, they shall not rise: for thou hast visited and destroyed them, and made all memory of them to perish.
Matthew 3:10And already the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
Matthew Henry on Job 24:19-25
Ultimate Ruin of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 18 He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards. 19 Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned. 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. 21 He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow. 22 He draweth also the mighty with his power: he… Read the whole commentary →