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The womb shall forget him. The worm shall feed sweetly on him. He shall be no more remembered. Unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.
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A 'Sweet' or Sarcastic End?
Commentators highlight the phrase 'the worm shall feed sweetly on him.' Charles Spurgeon views this as sarcasm: the once-mighty man becomes a rich feast for worms. Alternatively, John Gill suggests it could mean the death is so peaceful that the wicked person feels no pain, making the process 'sweet' for them. This ambiguity reflects Job's complex argument that the wicked often do not suffer in death.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
The womb shall forget him. — Some understand this verse as expressing what ought rather to be the doom of the wi…
Baptist
He beholdeth not the way of the vineyards. Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned. The womb shall …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The womb shall forget him His mother that bore him; or his wife, by whom he had many children; or his friend, as Ger…
Sometimes, how gradual is the decay, how quiet the departure of a wicked person, how honoured he is, and how soon all his cruelties and oppressions…
13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding chapter, Job argued that he had not been punished because of wickedness, as Eliphaz had asserted (Job 22:5). Now, he w…
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