Job 24:20

"Drought and heat consume the snow waters, so does Sheol those who have sinned."

Key Reflection

In Job 24:20, the imagery suggests that just as drought and heat eventually consume the life-giving snow waters, so too does Sheol (the place of the dead) claim those who have sinned, symbolizing the inevitable consequence of sin, where even the temporary escapes of the living are ultimately consumed by death.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The womb shall forget him -His mother who bare him shall forget him. The idea here seems to be, that he shall fade out of the memory, just as other persons do. He shall not be overtaken with any disgraceful punishment, thus giving occasion to remember him by a death of ignominy. At first view it would seem to be a calamity to be soon forgotten by a mother; but if the above interpretation be correct, then it means that the condition of his death would be such that there would be no occasion for a mother to remember him with sorrow and shame, as she would one who was ignominiously executed for his crimes.

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