20Forget him doth the womb, Sweeten on him doth the worm, No more is he remembered, And broken as a tree is wickedness.


In Context

17 When together, morning is to them death shade, When he discerneth the terrors of death shade.

18 Light he is on the face of the waters, Vilified is their portion in the earth, He turneth not the way of vineyards.

19 Drought — also heat — consume snow-waters, Sheol those who have sinned.

20 Forget him doth the womb, Sweeten on him doth the worm, No more is he remembered, And broken as a tree is wickedness.

21 Treating evil the barren who beareth not, And to the widow he doth no good,

22 And hath drawn the mighty by his power, He riseth, and none believeth in life.

Job 24:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:20The 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:20The womb forgets them, the worm feasts on them; evil men are no longer remembered but are broken like a tree.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:20Let mercy forget him: may worms be his sweetness: let him be remembered no more, but be broken in pieces as an unfruitful tree.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:20The 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:20The womb forgetteth him; the worm feedeth sweetly on him: he shall be no more remembered; and unrighteousness is broken as a tree, —

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:20The 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:20The 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:20The womb shall forget him. The worm shall feed sweetly on him. He shall be no more remembered. Unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:20The 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.