Jeremiah 51:18

They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 51:47 expands on the punishment of Babylon's images, directly applying the judgment on worthless idols.

Jeremiah 51:44 specifies the punishment of Babylon's idol Bel, fulfilling the general doom of idols here.

In Jeremiah 50:2, Babylon's idols Bel and Merodach are put to shame, directly fulfilling the declaration that idols are worthless and will perish.

Jeremiah 10:8 calls idols 'instruction of wood' — similar to 51:18's verdict that idols are worthless and objects of mockery.

Jeremiah 10:15 is nearly identical: idols are worthless, a work of delusion, and will perish at their punishment.

Jeremiah 2:5 uses the same 'worthlessness' to describe idols that led Israel astray, echoing this judgment on empty images.

Jeremiah 10:11 directly states that idols will perish, matching the fate declared here for worthless, perishable idols.

Jeremiah 10:14 exposes idols as false and breathless, underlining the 'work of mockery' described here.

Jeremiah 46:25 specifically names Amon of No and Egypt's gods as objects of God's punishment, echoing the fate of idols in 51:18.

Jeremiah 48:7 shows Moab's god Chemosh going into exile—a concrete example of idols perishing when their worshippers fall.

In Jeremiah 43:12, this same principle is applied to Egypt: God burns the temples of its gods, showing they perish under judgment.

In Jeremiah 43:13, the breaking of Egypt's obelisks further illustrates how idols are destroyed when God judges a nation.

Jonah 2:8 Parallel

Jonah 2:8 warns that those who cling to worthless idols forfeit God's steadfast love — the same futility Jeremiah declares.

Isaiah 46:1 Parallel

Isaiah 46:1 shows Babylon's idols Bel and Nebo bowed down and carried away, a vivid parallel to the fate of all worthless idols in 51:18.

Isaiah 41:24 directly calls idols 'nothing' and their work 'less than nothing,' echoing the 'worthless' condemnation in Jeremiah 51:18.

1 Corinthians 8:4 affirms from the NT that idols have no real existence, confirming their worthlessness described here.

Acts 14:15 Allusion

In Acts 14:15, Paul calls idols 'vain things' and urges turning to the living God — an application of Jeremiah's verdict that idols are worthless.

Exodus 12:12 describes God executing judgments on all Egypt's gods—a historical precedent for the destruction of idols prophesied in 51:18.

Zephaniah 2:11 declares that the Lord will famish all the gods of the earth, a broad prophecy matching the promise that idols will perish at their punishment.

Isaiah 19:1 Parallel

Isaiah 19:1 depicts the idols of Egypt trembling at the Lord's coming, reinforcing the theme that idols cannot withstand divine judgment.