Ezekiel 24:6 introduces the same pot-and-rust metaphor for Jerusalem's unremovable corruption.

Ezekiel 24:13 explains why the rust remains: God's cleansing was rejected, sealing judgment.

Jeremiah 5:3 describes refusal to repent despite punishment—mirrors the unremovable sin in Ezekiel 24:12.

Daniel 9:13 confesses that calamity did not lead to repentance—directly parallels the failure to be cleansed.

In Habakkuk 2:13, peoples labor for fire and weary themselves for nothing—a direct parallel to the fruitless toil in Ezekiel 24:12.

Daniel 9:14 affirms that God's judgment is righteous because of persistent disobedience, echoing the reason for judgment in Ezekiel 24:12.

Isaiah 1:5 depicts Israel's persistent rebellion despite suffering—parallel to the futile cleansing here.

In Jeremiah 10:14, the goldsmith's shame over worthless idols echoes the futility of Jerusalem's labor that produces only unremovable rust.

In Jeremiah 10:15, idols are a work of delusion, similar to the fruitless toil of Jerusalem that fire cannot cleanse.

Jeremiah 44:16 records defiant rejection of God's word—parallels the stubborn sin that cannot be cleansed.

Jeremiah 44:17 shows continued idolatry despite disaster—reinforces the theme of unyielding sin.

In Hosea 12:1, Ephraim feeds on wind—a metaphor for futile effort, paralleling Jerusalem's wearying toil that achieves nothing.