Isaiah 36:19 taunts that no gods of other nations have delivered, paralleling the futile plea 'Deliver me' to an idol.

Isaiah 36:20 continues the taunt that no god has delivered, underscoring the impotence of idols.

Those gods are wood and stone, work of men's hands — directly stating the same truth about idols as powerless objects.

Those who trust in idols will be turned back in shame — a stark warning about the futility of such worship.

They pray to a god who cannot save — nearly identical language describing the helplessness of idols.

Isaiah 46:6 repeats the same critique: people hire goldsmiths to make gods and worship them — directly parallel to the idol-making satire here.

Isaiah 37:38 records Sennacherib dying while worshiping his god, showing the idol's failure to save.

God delivers and rescues, working signs and wonders — the living God who saves, unlike the helpless idol.

Daniel's God sends an angel to shut the lions' mouths — a direct contrast to the idol that cannot deliver its worshiper.

Daniel 3:29 praises the God who alone can deliver, contrasting the idol's inability to save.

Daniel 3:17 declares that the true God can deliver, contrasting with the powerless idol prayed to here.

Habakkuk 2:19 pronounces woe on those who pray to lifeless wooden idols overlaid with gold — identical critique of idolatry.

Hosea 13:2 condemns making metal idols from silver by craftsmen — the same practice of fashioning gods and worshiping them.

Baal's prophets cry out but get no answer — mirroring the silence of the handmade idol that cannot save.

Dagon falls face down before the ark — showing the impotence of idols compared to the true God.

Daniel 3:6 describes forced worship of a golden image — the same 'fall down and worship' action, but under royal decree rather than self-deception.

Burning incense to other gods provokes God's anger — the same idolatry that leads to judgment.

This curse on anyone who makes a carved idol echoes the same condemnation of idolatry portrayed in the narrative.