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, ¹  and the fire that consumes them will not die out. ²  All people will find the sight abhorrent.” ³ 

Jeremiah 20:11

20:11 But the Lord is with me to help me like an awe-inspiring warrior. ⁴ 

Therefore those who persecute me will fail and will not prevail over me.

They will be thoroughly disgraced because they did not succeed.

Their disgrace will never be forgotten.

Romans 9:21

9:21 Has the potter no right to make from the same lump of clay ⁵  one vessel for special use and another for ordinary use? ⁶ 

[66:24]  ¹ tn Heb “for their worm will not die.”

[66:24]  ² tn Heb “and their fire will not be extinguished.”

[66:24]  ³ tn Heb “and they will be an abhorrence to all flesh.”

[20:11]  ⁴ sn This line has some interesting ties with Jer 15:20-21 where Jeremiah is assured by God that he is indeed with him as he promised him when he called him (1:8, 19) and will deliver him from the clutches of wicked and violent people. The word translated here “awe-inspiring” is the same as the word “violent people” there. Jeremiah is confident that his “awe-inspiring” warrior will overcome “violent people.” The statement of confidence here is, by the way, a common element in the psalms of petition in the Psalter. The common elements of that type of psalm are all here: invocation (v. 7), lament (vv. 7-10), confession of trust/confidence in being heard (v. 11), petition (v. 12), thanksgiving or praise (v. 13). For some examples of this type of psalm see Pss 3, 7, 26.

[9:21]  ⁵ tn Grk “Or does not the potter have authority over the clay to make from the same lump.”

[9:21]  ⁶ tn Grk “one vessel for honor and another for dishonor.”