Job 24:20
The womb shall forget him.The worm shall feed sweetly on him.He shall be no more remembered.Unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.
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In Context
19Drought and heat consume the snow waters,so does Sheol those who have sinned.
21He devours the barren who do not bear.He shows no kindness to the widow.
Cross References
Job 17:14If I have said to corruption, 'You are my father;'to the worm, 'My mother,' and 'my sister;'
Job 19:26After my skin is destroyed,then in my flesh shall I see God,
Proverbs 10:7The memory of the righteous is blessed,but the name of the wicked will rot.
Isaiah 26:14The dead shall not live. The deceased shall not rise. Therefore have you visited and destroyed them, and caused all memory of them to perish.
Matthew 3:10"And even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not bring forth 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 →