Job 24:20

Job · Old Testament · Chapter 24

“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.”Job 24:20

What Does Job 24:20 Mean?

Job 24:20 is found in the book of Job, chapter 24, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (13)

These passages are connected to Job 24:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Job 19:10“He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.”Proverbs 10:7“The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.”Daniel 4:14“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:”Job 18:16“His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.”Psalms 73:4“For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.”Job 7:5“My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.”Job 14:7“For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.”Job 17:14“I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.”Job 19:26“And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:”Job 21:26“They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.”Ecclesiastes 8:10“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.”Isaiah 26:14“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.”Matthew 3:10“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.”

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