And they will go outוְיָצְאוּand seeוְרָאוּthe corpsesבְּפִגְרֵיof the menהָאֲנָשִׁיםwho transgressedהַפֹּשְׁעִיםagainst me;בִּיforכִּיtheir wormתוֹלַעְתָּםwill notלֹאdie,תָמוּתand their fireוְאִשָּׁםwill notלֹאbe quenched;תִכְבֶּהand they will beוְהָיוּa horrorדֵרָאוֹןto allלְכָלflesh.”בָּשָׂר
Allusion · Mark 9:48
Go to Mark 9:48Both 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”