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Job 24:20 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
" 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
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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.
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Job 24:1
"Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?"
Job 24:2
"Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof."
Job 24:3
"They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge."
Job 24:4
"They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together."
Job 24:5
"Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children."
Job 24:6
"They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked."
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