Isaiah 66:24

“And they will go out and see the corpses of the men who transgressed against me; for their worm will not die, and their fire will not be quenched; and they will be a horror to all flesh.””

Isaiah 66:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Allusion · Mark 9:48

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Both texts speak of the worm that does not die and the fire that is not quenched; Isaiah 66:24 is the last verse of the book.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • תוֹלַעְתָּtolataH8438σκώληξskōlēxG4663“worm; crimson”
  • תָמוּתtamutH4191τελευτᾷteleutaiG5053“die”
  • אִשָּׁishaH784πῦρpyrG4442“fire”
  • תִכְבֶּהtijbeH3518σβέννυταιsbennytaiG4570“quench”

Isaiah 66:24, word by word

And they will go outיָצְאוּyatsu

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yatsu” appears
and seeרָאוּrau

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “rau” appears
the corpsesפִגְרֵיfigre

carcass, corpse

Dead body, carcass, of a person or an animal.

Where else “figre” appears
of the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “anashim” appears
who transgressedפֹּשְׁעִיםposhim

transgress

To break with God and his law.

Where else “poshim” appears
their wormתוֹלַעְתָּtolata

worm

A small worm, a symbol of what is weak and of what destroys.

Where else “tolata” appears
dieתָמוּתtamut

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

Where else “tamut” appears
and their fireאִשָּׁisha

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

Where else “isha” appears
be quenchedתִכְבֶּהtichbe

go out, quench

Go out (of fire or a lamp); put out, quench.

Where else “tichbe” appears
and they will beהָיוּhayu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayu” appears
a horrorדֵרָאוֹןderaon

abhorrence

Abhorrence, what causes disgust.

Where else “deraon” appears
fleshבָּשָׂרbasar

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

Where else “basar” appears

Translation note

Jesus quotes these words in Mark 9:48.

The context

23And it will be that from new moon to new moon, and from Sabbath to Sabbath, all flesh will come to bow down before me, says YHWH.

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