Jeremiah 10:15
They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 51:18 repeats this exact statement about Babylon's idols — emphasizing the same verdict of doom.
Jeremiah 14:22 contrasts idols' inability to give rain with God's power — reinforcing their worthlessness here.
Jeremiah 16:19 confesses that inherited lies are worthless things with no profit, directly echoing the language of vain idols here.
Jeremiah 2:5 uses the same word 'worthlessness' for idols, showing Israel pursued vanity and became vain. Verbal link deepens the warning.
Jeremiah 1:16 pronounces judgment for forsaking God and worshiping idols, providing the covenantal context for idol punishment.
Jeremiah 18:15 speaks of people forgetting God for false gods, a general example of idolatry that leads to stumbling.
Deuteronomy 32:21 provides the covenant background: idols are 'not God' and provoke Him — the basis for this condemnation.
Zephaniah 1:3 explicitly says God will sweep away idols along with creation, echoing their destruction.
Zephaniah 1:4 focuses on cutting off Baal and idolatrous priests, a specific removal of idols.
Zechariah 13:2 promises God will banish idol names from the land, fulfilling the end of worthless idols.
Isaiah 41:29 calls idols 'false' and 'wind and emptiness' — a strong parallel to their mockery and worthlessness.
Isaiah 41:24 declares idols 'of no account' and their work 'less than nothing' — directly echoing this worthlessness.
Isaiah 2:18-21 describes idols completely disappearing at God's terror, mirroring their perishing in judgment.
Acts 14:15 calls idols 'vain things' and urges turning to the living God — a NT application of this condemnation.
Acts 19:26 records Paul declaring that hand-made gods are not real — a NT application of the same truth about idol worthlessness.
Romans 1:21 explains the root of idolatry: futile thinking and darkened hearts — the cause behind the worthless idols.
Romans 1:25 describes exchanging God's truth for a lie, worshipping the creature — the essence of idolatry condemned in Jeremiah.
Revelation 9:20 shows idolaters worshipping lifeless images — a direct echo of the description of idols as worthless works.
Habakkuk 2:18 directly asks 'what profit is an idol?' and calls it a teacher of lies — making the same point about idol futility.
Hosea 9:7 calls the days of punishment come, matching the timing of perishing here. Both warn of divinely appointed judgment.
Psalm 96:5 also declares all gods of peoples are worthless idols, reinforcing that idols are vain. Parallel theme of idol futility.
Psalm 40:4 blesses those who trust God rather than false gods, contrasting with the worthless idols that will perish.
Psalm 31:6 declares hatred for those clinging to 'worthless idols' and trusts in the LORD instead.
2 Kings 17:15 directly states they followed 'worthless idols' and became worthless themselves.
Isaiah 45:16 describes makers of idols going in disgrace, similar to the perishing of idols at punishment. Same fate for idolaters.
Isaiah 44:9 says idol makers are nothing and their works unprofitable, echoing the worthlessness of idols. Adds critique of makers.
Jonah 2:8 says regarding vain idols leads to forsaking faithfulness — the spiritual consequence of clinging to what is worthless.
Hosea 12:11 also calls idolatry 'worthless' using the same term, reinforcing the judgment on idols.
1 Samuel 12:21 warns against turning to 'useless things' that cannot profit — the same assessment of idols here.