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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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Albert Barnes
On Job 24:20
18th Century
Theologian
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Charles Ellicott
On Job 24:20
19th Century
Bishop
The womb shall forget him. — Some understand this verse as expressing what ought rather to be the doom of the wi…
Charles Spurgeon
On Job 24:18–20
19th Century
Preacher
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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John Gill
On Job 24:20
17th Century
Pastor
The womb shall forget him
His mother that bore him; or his wife, by whom he had many children; or his friend, as Ger…
Matthew Henry
On Job 24:18–25
17th Century
Minister
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…