Job 24:20
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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.The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is like a broken tree.
In other translations
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.The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is like a broken tree.
Hebrew words
יִשְׁכָּחֵהוּyishkachehuit forgets himH7911רֶחֶם׀rechem[the] wombH7358מְתָקוֹmetakoit sucks on himH4985רִמָּהrimahmaggot[s]H7415עוֹדodagainH5750לֹא־lo'-notH3808יִזָּכֵרyizakherhe is rememberedH2142וַתִּשָּׁבֵרvatishaverand it was brokenH7665כָּעֵץka'etzlike <the> treeH6086עַוְלָה׃'avlahinjusticeH5766
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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