Job 24:20 Hebrew Word Analysis

0shall forgetיִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּh7911
1The wombרֶ֨חֶם׀h7358
2shall feed sweetlyמְתָ֘ק֤וֹh4988
3him the wormרִמָּ֗הh7415
4ע֥וֹדh5750
5לֹֽאh3808
6on him he shall be no more rememberedיִזָּכֵ֑רh2142
7shall be brokenוַתִּשָּׁבֵ֖רh7665
8as a treeכָּעֵ֣ץh6086
9and wickednessעַוְלָֽה׃h5766

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

The womb shall forget him; The worm shall feed sweetly on him; He shall be no more remembered; And unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

The public place of his town has no more knowledge of him, and his name has gone from the memory of men: he is rooted up like a dead tree.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

The womb forgetteth him; the worm feedeth sweetly on him: he shall be no more remembered; and unrighteousness is broken as a tree, --

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

The womb shall forget him. The worm shall feed sweetly on him. He shall be no more remembered. Unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Forget him doth the womb, Sweeten `on' him doth the worm, No more is he remembered, And broken as a tree is wickedness.