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The wombרֶחֶםforgets him;יִשְׁכָּחֵהוּthe wormsרִמָּהsavor him;מְתָקוֹhe is noלֹאlongerעוֹדremembered,יִזָּכֵרand injusticeעַוְלָהis brokenוַתִּשָּׁבֵרlike a tree.כָּעֵץ
Job 24:20
Study it in the app“The womb forgets him; the worms savor him; he is no longer remembered, and injustice is broken like a tree.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 24:20, word by word
- The wombרֶחֶםrechem
womb
The part of a mother's body where the child grows before birth.
Where else “rechem” appears- forgets himיִשְׁכָּחֵyishkache
forget
Forget.
Where else “yishkache” appears- the wormsרִמָּהrima
maggot
Maggot, worm (in what rots).
Where else “rima” appears- savor himמְתָקmetak
feed sweetly on
To find sweet, to feed on with relish. It appears only once in the Bible (Job 24:20).
Where else “metak” appears- rememberedיִזָּכֵרyizacher
remember
To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.
Where else “yizacher” appears- and injusticeעַוְלָהavla
injustice, wrong
Injustice; what is crooked, what is not right.
Where else “avla” appears- is brokenתִּשָּׁבֵרtishaver
break
To break something to pieces.
Where else “tishaver” appears- like a treeעֵץets
tree
A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.
Where else “ets” appears
The context
19Drought and heat seize the waters of snow; Sheol, those who have sinned.
20 · This verse (above)
21He preys on the barren woman who does not give birth, and does no good to the widow.