King James Version
Job 24:20 in the King James Version says “The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be b...” — study this verse from Job chapter 24 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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
He is swift as the waters ; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned. consume: Heb. violently take
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.
He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life. no: or, he trusteth not his own life
KJV Study — Public Domain
“shall forget”
H7911to mislay, i.e., to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“on him he shall be no more remembered”
H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
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