Job 24:20
The mother that bore such a one will forget him; the worm will feed sweetly on him; he will be no more remembered; and like a tree will wickedness be broken.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
19Drought and heat speedily consume the snow-waters: so doth the grave those who have sinned.
21He ill-treateth the barren that heareth not; and to the widow he acteth not well.
Cross References
Job 17:14When I call to corruption, Thou art my father: Thou art my mother, and my sister, to the worms.
Job 19:26And after my skin is cut to pieces will this be: and then freed from my body shall I behold God;
Proverbs 10:7The memory of the just is [destined] to be blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Isaiah 26:14[They are] dead, they will not live [again]; [they are] departed, they will not rise [again]; therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made to perish every memorial of them.
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 →