Verse Comparison: Job 24:20
American Standard Version
The womb shall forget him; The worm shall feed sweetly on him; He shall be no more remembered; And unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.
Amplified® Bible
The womb shall forget him, the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered, and unrighteousness shall be broken like a tree [which cannot be healed].
Contemporary English Version
Forgotten here on earth, and with their power broken, they taste sweet to worms.
Darby English Version
The womb forgetteth him; the worm feedeth sweetly on him: he shall be no more remembered; and unrighteousness is broken as a tree, --
Good News Bible
Not even their mothers remember them now; they are eaten by worms and destroyed like fallen trees.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
"A mother will forget him; The worm feeds sweetly till he is no longer remembered. And wickedness will be broken like a tree.
New International Version
The womb forgets them,
the worm feasts on them;
evil men are no longer remembered
but are broken like a tree.
New King James Version
The womb should forget him,
The worm should feed sweetly on him;
He should be remembered no more,
And wickedness should be broken like a tree.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"A mother will forget him; The worm feeds sweetly till no one remembers him And wickedness will break like a tree.
Revised Standard Version
The squares of the town forget them; their name is no longer remembered; so wickedness is broken like a tree.'
Young's Literal Translation
Forget him doth the womb, Sweeten `on' him doth the worm, No more is he remembered, And broken as a tree is wickedness.
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