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Job 24:20

Justice

18 They are but foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one turns toward their vineyards.

19 As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.

The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is like a broken tree.

21 They prey on the barren and childless, and show no kindness to the widow.

22 Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is like a broken tree.
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
The womb forgetteth him; the worm feedeth sweetly on him: he shall be no more remembered; and unrighteousness is broken as a tree,
BLB
The womb forgets him, the worm feeds sweetly on him; no more is he remembered, and injustice is broken like a tree.
ÅB
Hans mors liv glemmer ham, makken fortærer ham med lyst, ingen minnes ham mere, og ondskapen blir som et splintret tre.
OTB
En mor vil glemme ham; ormen spiser søtt på ham.
Han blir ikke lenger husket.
Og ondskapen blir brutt som et tre.
B1930
Hans mors liv glemmer ham, makken fortærer ham med lyst, ingen minnes ham mere, og ondskapen blir som et splintret tre.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 10:7

    The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

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  • Daniel 4:14

    He called out in a loud voice: ‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it, and the birds from its branches.

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  • Job 18:16–17

    The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.

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  • Ecclesiastes 8:10

    Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.

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  • Matthew 3:10

    The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

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  • Isaiah 26:14

    The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.

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  • Job 17:14

    and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’

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  • Job 19:26

    Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.

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