Job 24:20
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.
King James Version
In Context
19Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.
21He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
Cross References
Job 17:14I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.
Job 19:26And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
Proverbs 10:7The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Isaiah 26:14They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.
Matthew 3:10And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn 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 →