Jeremiah 50:40
As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the Lord; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 49:18 uses the identical Sodom comparison for Edom's destruction, showing a common judgment formula.
Jeremiah 51:62 declares nothing will dwell in Babylon 'neither man nor beast', expanding the same desolation promise.
Jeremiah 51:43 says 'no one dwells, no son of man passes through' — nearly identical to the permanent waste promised in 50:40.
In Jeremiah 49:33, the same 'no man shall dwell' formula is used for Hazor, mirroring Babylon's promised desolation.
Jeremiah 51:29 states Babylon's land will become 'without inhabitant', reinforcing the desolation theme from the Sodom analogy.
Jeremiah 51:26 says Babylon shall be desolate forever, no stones taken, echoing the permanent ruin here.
Genesis 19:25 records the actual destruction of Sodom that Jeremiah uses as the pattern for Babylon's doom.
Jude 1:7 also uses Sodom and Gomorrah as an example of eternal punishment, reinforcing the pattern of divine judgment seen here.
2 Peter 2:6 cites Sodom and Gomorrah as an example of judgment by fire, directly echoing the imagery used here for Babylon's destruction.
Luke 17:28-30 uses the sudden destruction of Sodom as a type for Christ's return, extending the pattern beyond physical cities.
Hosea 11:9 shows God sparing Israel in compassion, in direct contrast to the irrevocable judgment on Babylon here.
Isaiah 13:20 elaborates on Babylon's permanent desolation, mirroring Jeremiah's 'no human will dwell' statement.
Isaiah 13:19 explicitly predicts Babylon's ruin like Sodom — the very prophecy Jeremiah echoes here.
Genesis 19:24-25 records the actual overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, the pattern Jeremiah uses for Babylon's fate.
Isaiah 14:23 declares Babylon's complete desolation ('swept with the broom of destruction'), echoing the 'no one will live there' of this verse.
Isaiah 13:9 also prophesies Babylon's destruction with the 'day of the Lord' imagery, reinforcing the judgment theme.
Luke 17:29 also uses Sodom's destruction by fire and sulfur as a model of sudden judgment, paralleling the analogy in Jeremiah.
Revelation 18:2 echoes 'a haunt for demons', directly alluding to Jeremiah's desolation of Babylon as a permanent ruin.
Hosea 11:8 uses the same Sodom-group cities to express God's reluctance to destroy Israel, contrasting with Babylon's certain doom.
Amos 4:11 recalls God's past judgment on Israel using the Sodom simile, but with a remnant — unlike Babylon's total destruction.
Isaiah 1:9 uses Sodom to describe Israel's near-destruction, contrasting with Jeremiah's use for Babylon's complete desolation.
Deuteronomy 29:23 applies the Sodom analogy to Israel's covenant curses, showing the same desolation pattern Jeremiah uses for Babylon.
Zephaniah 2:9 applies the Sodom simile to Moab and Ammon, similar to Jeremiah's use for Babylon.
Revelation 18:8 describes Babylon's sudden destruction by fire, similar to the judgment pronounced here, though without explicit Sodom reference.