Jeremiah 44:23 gives the true cause—their sin against the LORD—directly contradicting the claim in verse 18 that stopping idol worship brought disaster.

Jeremiah 44:27 announces the coming disaster upon them in Egypt—the consequence of the false reasoning expressed in verse 18.

Job 21:15 asks 'What profit do we get from serving God?' — mirroring this people's belief that obeying God led to loss.

Malachi 3:13-15 voices the same complaint—serving God is vain while the wicked prosper—exactly the attitude behind the Judeans’ reasoning.

Deuteronomy 28:48 is the covenant curse of ‘lacking everything’—the Judeans are experiencing it but wrongly blame stopping idol worship.

Isaiah 48:5 has God declare events beforehand so Israel would not credit idols—exactly the misattribution the Judeans display here.

Hosea 2:5 has Israel say her lovers give her bread and water—the same idolatrous attribution as the Judeans crediting the queen of heaven for their plenty.

Hosea 2:8 reveals God as the true giver of grain and oil, but Israel credited Baal—exactly the misattribution seen in Jer 44:18.

Psalm 73:9-15 shows the psalmist’s struggle with the prosperity of the wicked, mirroring the Judeans’ false conclusion that serving God brings trouble.

In Haggai 1:6, the same pattern of scarcity follows neglecting God — sowing much but reaping little — echoing the 'lacked everything' here.

Job 21:14 says 'Depart from us, we do not desire knowledge of your ways' — matching this people's rejection of God's command.