Isaiah 66:24

Judgment

²² “For just as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, will endure before Me,” declares the LORD, “so your descendants and your name will endure.

²³ From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.

“As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.”

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: “As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.”
KJV: And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
WEB: “They will go out, and look at the dead bodies of the men who have transgressed against me; for their worm will not die, nor will their fire be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind.”
ASV: And they shall go forth, and look upon the dead bodies of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
DARBY: And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorrence unto all flesh.
BLB: “And they will go forth, and they will see the corpses of the men having rebelled against Me, for their worm does not die, and their fire is not quenched; and they will be an abhorrence to all flesh.”

ÅB: Og de skal gå ut og se på de døde kropper av de menn som er falt fra meg; for deres orm skal ikke dø, og deres ild skal ikke slukkes, og de skal være en gru for alt kjød.
[^1]: Jerusalem. APO 2, 41. 47; 11, 18; 12, 24. 2MO 4, 22. JES 54, 1. GLT 4, 27. ÅPE 12, 5.
[^2]: JES 65, 3. 4.
[^3]: d.e. deres veiledere, som de retter seg etter.
[^4]: d.e. hedningefolkene.
[^5]: 1PE 2, 5.
OTB: «Så vil de gå ut og se på likene av dem som har gjort opprør mot meg; for deres mark vil ikke dø, og deres ild vil ikke bli slukket, og de vil være en avsky for hele menneskeheten.»
B1930: Og de skal gå ut og se på de døde kropper av de menn som er falt fra mig; for deres orm skal ikke dø, og deres ild skal ikke slukkes, og de skal være en gru for alt kjød.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 14:11
Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.
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Revelation 14:10–11
he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
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Daniel 12:2
And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.
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1 Thessalonians 2:15–16
who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,
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Revelation 21:8
But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
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Psalms 58:10–11
The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
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Isaiah 34:10
It will not be quenched—day or night. Its smoke will ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever again pass through it.
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Mark 9:43–49
If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.
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