Job 24:20
His own mother forgetteth him; The worm feedeth sweetly on him; He is no more remembered, And iniquity is broken like a tree.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
19As drought and heat consume the snow waters, So doth the grave the wicked.
21He oppresseth the barren, that hath not borne, And doeth not good to the widow.
Cross References
Job 17:14I say to the pit, Thou art my father! And to the worm, My mother! and, My sister!
Job 19:26And though with my skin this body be wasted away, Yet without 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 26:14They are dead, they shall not live; They are shades, they shall not rise. For thou hast visited and destroyed them, And caused all the memory of them to perish.
Matthew 3:10And already is the axe lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that beareth not good fruit is to be 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 →