Job 24:20
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁכַח
shâkach
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
רִמָּה
rimmâh
a maggot (as rapidly bred), literally or figuratively
רָעָה
râʻâh
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frien...
זָכַר
zâkar
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
שָׁבַר
shâbar
to burst (literally or figuratively)
עֵץ
ʻêts
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁכַח shâkach
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
Study H7911 →זָכַר zâkar
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
Study H2142 →רָעָה râʻâh
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
Study H7462 →Cross References
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:
And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.
They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.
And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.
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