Job 24:21

"The womb will forget him. The worm will feed sweetly on him. He will be no more remembered. Unrighteousness will be broken as a tree."

Key Reflection

In Job 24:21, the harsh imagery suggests that even those who engage in wicked deeds may eventually be forgotten and face a swift and ignominious end, where their wrongdoings are ultimately destroyed as one would cut down a tree, leaving no lasting memory of their evil. This passage underscores the temporary nature of sin's power and the ultimate justice that will prevail.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

He evil entreateth the barren -The woman who has no children to comfort or support her. He increases her calamity by acts of cruelty and oppression. To be without children, as is well known, was regarded, in the patriarchal ages, as a great calamity. And doeth not good to the widow -See the notes atJob 24:3. Notwithstanding all this, he is permitted to live in prosperity, and to die without any visible tokens of the divine displeasure.

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