Discovery BoxIsaiah 66:15-16 
Context66:15 For look, the Lord comes with fire,
his chariots come like a windstorm, 1
to reveal his raging anger,
his battle cry, and his flaming arrows. 2
66:16 For the Lord judges all humanity 3
with fire and his sword;
the Lord will kill many. 4
Isaiah 66:24
Context66:24 “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 sn Chariots are like a windstorm in their swift movement and in the way that they kick up dust.
2 tn Heb “to cause to return with the rage of his anger, and his battle cry [or “rebuke”] with flames of fire.”
3 tn Heb “flesh” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); NIV “upon all men”; TEV “all the people of the world.”
4 tn Heb “many are the slain of the Lord.”
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.
