The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is like a broken tree.Job 24:20
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
יִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּ רֶ֨חֶם׀ מְתָ֘ק֤וֹ רִמָּ֗ה ע֥וֹד לֹֽא־יִזָּכֵ֑ר וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֖ר כָּעֵ֣ץ עַוְלָֽה׃
- יִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּyish.Ka.Che.hu“it forgets him”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַח · “to forget” · Strong's H7911
- רֶ֨חֶם׀Re.chem“[the] womb”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫חֶם · “womb” · Strong's H7358
- מְתָ֘ק֤וֹme.Ta.Ko“it sucks on him”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָתֹק · “be sweet” · Strong's H4985
- רִמָּ֗הri.Mah“maggot[s]”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רִמָּה · “worm” · Strong's H7415
- ע֥וֹדod“again”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹד · “still” · Strong's H5750
- לֹֽא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יִזָּכֵ֑רyi.za.Kher“he is remembered”Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זָכַר · “to remember” · Strong's H2142
- וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֖רva.ti.sha.Ver“and it was broken”Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁבַר · “to break” · Strong's H7665
- כָּעֵ֣ץka.'Etz“like <the> tree”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֵץ · “tree” · Strong's H6086H
- עַוְלָֽה׃'av.Lah“injustice”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עַוְלָה · “injustice” · Strong's H5766B
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)