'Rot' in the Bible
My wounds start to stink; they rot because of my foolishness.
The memory of righteousness [is] like a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
A woman of strength [is] the crown of her master, but like rot in his bones is she who brings shame.
A heart of tranquility [is] life [to the] flesh, but causes bones of passion to rot.
and all the host of heaven shall rot. And the skies shall roll up like scroll, and all their host shall wither like the withering of a leaf from a vine, or like [the] withering from a fig tree.
The one who is [too] impoverished [for] a gift chooses wood [that] will not rot; he seeks a skillful artisan for himself to set up an image [that] will not be knocked over.
And this will be the plague [with] which Yahweh will strike all the peoples that fight against Jerusalem: their flesh will rot while they [are] standing on their feet; their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.