Isaiah 37:36

37:36 The Lord’s messenger 1  went out and killed 185,000 troops 2  in the Assyrian camp. When they 3  got up early the next morning, there were all the corpses! 4 

Isaiah 66:24

66:24 “They will go out and observe the corpses of those who rebelled against me, for the maggots that eat them will not die, 5  and the fire that consumes them will not die out. 6  All people will find the sight abhorrent.” 7 

1 tn Traditionally, “the angel of the Lord” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

2 tn The word “troops” is supplied in the translation for smoothness and clarity.

3 tn This refers to the Israelites and/or the rest of the Assyrian army.

4 tn Heb “look, all of them were dead bodies”; NLT “they found corpses everywhere.”

5 tn Heb “for their worm will not die.”

6 tn Heb “and their fire will not be extinguished.”

7 tn Heb “and they will be an abhorrence to all flesh.”

sn This verse depicts a huge mass burial site where the seemingly endless pile of maggot-infested corpses are being burned.