Job 24:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"A motherרֶ֨חֶם
(re·chem)
7358: wombfrom an unused word
will forgetיִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּ
(yish·ka·che·hu)
7911: to forgeta prim. root
him; The wormרִמָּ֗ה
(rim·mah)
7415: a wormfrom an unused word
feeds sweetly 
 
4985: to become or be sweet or pleasanta prim. root
till he is noלֹֽא־
(lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
longerעֹ֥וד
(o·vd)
5750: a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, besidefrom ud
remembered.יִזָּכֵ֑ר
(yiz·za·cher;)
2142: remembera prim. root
And wickedness 
 
5767b: injustice, unrighteousness, wrongfrom the same as evel
will be brokenוַתִּשָּׁבֵ֖ר
(vat·ti·sha·ver)
7665: to break, break in piecesa prim. root
like a tree.כָּעֵ֣ץ
(ka·'etz)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
The womb
rechem  (rekh'-em)
the womb -- matrix, womb.
shall forget
shakach  (shaw-kakh')
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention -- at all, (cause to) forget.
him the worm
rimmah  (rim-maw')
a maggot (as rapidly bred), literally or figuratively -- worm.
shall feed sweetly
mathaq  (maw-thawk')
a dainty, i.e. (generally) food -- feed sweetly.
on him he shall be no more remembered
zakar  (zaw-kar')
to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention
and wickedness
`evel  (eh'-vel)
(moral) evil -- iniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).
shall be broken
shabar  (shaw-bar')
to burst -- break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken(-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, quite, tear
as a tree
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"A mother will forget him; The worm feeds sweetly till he is no longer remembered. And wickedness will be broken like a tree.

King James 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The womb forgets them; worms feed on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.

International Standard Version
The womb will forget them. Maggots will find them to be a delicacy! They won't be remembered anymore, their iniquity will be cut to pieces like firewood.

NET Bible
The womb forgets him, the worm feasts on him, no longer will he be remembered. Like a tree, wickedness will be broken down.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The womb forgets them. Worms feast on them. No one remembers them anymore, and wickedness is snapped like a twig.

King James 2000 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.
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