Isaiah 34:10, which also uses perpetual smoke imagery for Edom, is explicitly temporally extended ('from generation to generation'), suggesting the smoke motif inherently implies duration rather than mere finality.
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motif(Literary analysis term for the repeated smoke symbol)
A recurring theme, image, or pattern that appears multiple times throughout a text or work of art.
perpetual smoke imagery(Literary/symbolic concept being examined)
A repeated symbolic picture in religious texts where smoke that never stops burning represents eternal punishment or ongoing consequences. 'Perpetual' means never-ending.
temporally extended(Describing how the biblical passage treats duration)
Something that stretches across a long span of time rather than happening all at once. 'Temporal' refers to time.