Job 24:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Job 24:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 24:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 24:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The womb will forget him. The worm will feed sweetly on him. He will be no more remembered. Unrighteousness will be broken as a tree.”
Job 24:20 — World English Bible
Job 24:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The womb shall forget him; The worm shall feed sweetly on him; He shall be no more remembered; And unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.”
Job 24:20 — American Standard Version
Job 24:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Forget him doth the womb, Sweeten <FI>on<Fi> him doth the worm, No more is he remembered, And broken as a tree is wickedness.”
Job 24:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 24:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The womb forgetteth him; the worm feedeth sweetly on him: he shall be no more remembered; and unrighteousness is broken as a tree, — ”
Job 24:20 — Darby Translation
Job 24:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The pitifull man shall forget him: the worme shall feele his sweetenes: he shalbe no more remembered, and the wicked shalbe broke like a tree.”
Job 24:20 — Geneva Bible
Job 24:20 in Context — Job 24
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 riseth up, and no man is sure of life.
What Does Job 24:20 Mean?
Job 24:20 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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