Zechariah 14:12

"And this shall be the plague wherewith Jehovah will smite all the peoples that have warred against Jerusalem: their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their sockets, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth."

This horrible plague was prophesied as the fate of all who "warred against Jerusalem," these being the enemies of God. The New Testament does nothing to soften the dreadful picture of what shall eventually befall all who make themselves enemies of God. That the language here is figurative seems certain, as are the "lake of fire and brimstone," "the outer darkness," "the river of blood," etc., which are some of the expressions used to describe the ultimate reward of all such persons in the New Testament.