Isaiah 66:24
Isaiah 66 :24
And they will go out and look on the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me; the worms that eat them will not die, the fire that burns them will not be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind.
— NIV
Context
The concluding vision of Isaiah—the fate of those who rebel against God.
Isaiah 66:24
The fate of the wicked—imagery that influenced later concepts of hell.
Gehenna Imagery
This verse, the conclusion of Isaiah, provides imagery that Jesus later quoted regarding Gehenna. The “worms that do not die” and “fire not quenched” became foundational for concepts of eternal punishment in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.