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Job 24:20 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Job 24:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 24 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 24:20
The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him—Job describes death's totality with visceral imagery. "The womb shall forget him" (rechem, רֶחֶם, womb/mother) means even maternal love—the strongest human bond—erases with death. The phrase "the worm shall feed sweetly" uses rimmah (רִמָּה, maggot) and methaq (מְתַק, sweet), creating grotesque irony: what's sweet to worms is dissolution of human flesh. This anticipates Jesus's warning about Gehenna "where their worm dieth not" (Mark 9:48).He shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree—Complete obliteration...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 24:20
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“but the name of the wicked will rot.”
“and said thus”
“His roots shall be dried up beneath”
“then in my flesh shall I see God”
“And so I saw the wicked buried”
“'You are my father;' to the worm”
“and caused all memory of them to perish.”