worm ... that is never to die
Isaiah 66:24: "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."
The phrase is echoed in Mark 9:43-48: "And if thy hand offend
thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life
maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that
never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire
is not quenched. And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is
better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to
be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if
thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to
enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes
to be cast into hell fire: Where their worm dieth not, and the
fire is not quenched."
