A plague will strike all the peoples who fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. This vivid description of divine judgment upon the nations assembled against Jerusalem depicts a plague of supernatural character, with organic decomposition of the living. The specificity of the decaying flesh, eyes, and tongues emphasizes the totality and horror of judgment, designed to produce maximum awareness of divine power and wrath. This graphic imagery suggests that those opposing God's redemptive purposes will experience judgment so terrible that it will exceed human expectations of suffering. The plague's character—decay of the living—suggests both the corruption of rebellion and the sovereignty of divine judgment. This verse emphasizes that opposition to God's redemptive purposes culminates in unimaginable judgment.

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