Job

Job 24:19–20

¹⁹As drought and heat consume the melting snow,

so Sheol steals those who have sinned.

²⁰The womb forgets them;

the worm feeds on them;

they are remembered no more.

So injustice is broken like a tree.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As drought	צִיָּ֤ה	ṣî·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6723 dryness, drought
and	גַם־	ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
heat	חֹ֗ם	ḥōm	Noun - masculine singular	H2527 heat
consume	יִגְזְל֥וּ	yiḡ·zə·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1497 tear away, seize, rob
the melting snow	שֶׁ֗לֶג	še·leḡ	Noun - masculine singular	H7950 snow
so Sheol	שְׁא֣וֹל	šə·’ō·wl	Noun - common singular construct	H7585 underworld
steals those who have sinned	חָטָֽאוּ׃	ḥā·ṭā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2398 miss

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The womb	רֶ֨חֶם׀	re·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H7358 womb
forgets them	יִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּ	yiš·kā·ḥê·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7911 forget
the worm	רִמָּ֗ה	rim·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H7415 worm
feeds on them	מְתָ֘ק֤וֹ	mə·ṯā·qōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H4985 become or be sweet, pleasant
they are remembered	יִזָּכֵ֑ר	yiz·zā·ḵêr	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2142 remember
no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
more	ע֥וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
So injustice	עַוְלָֽה׃	‘aw·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5766 injustice, unrighteousness
is broken	וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֖ר	wat·tiš·šā·ḇêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
like a tree	כָּעֵ֣ץ	kā·‘êṣ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 24:19 Psalm 49:14 · Job 21:13 · Proverbs 14:32 · Luke 16:22

Job 24:20 Proverbs 10:7 · Daniel 4:14 · Job 18:16–17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.