Jeremiah 51:62
Then shalt thou say, O Lord, thou hast spoken against this place, to cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 51:26 echoes the same fate: Babylon becomes a desolate waste forever, with no stone usable.
Jeremiah 51:29 repeats that the LORD's purpose is to make Babylon desolate, without inhabitant.
Jeremiah 51:37 adds details: Babylon becomes a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals, without inhabitant.
Jeremiah 25:12 directly states that Babylon will become a perpetual desolation — the same outcome declared in this verse.
Jeremiah 50:3 describes the invading nation that makes the land desolate, so none dwell there.
Jeremiah 50:13 says Babylon shall be an utter desolation, uninhabited, causing horror to passersby.
Jeremiah 50:39 specifies wild beasts will dwell there, and she will never again be inhabited.
Jeremiah 50:40 compares Babylon's fall to Sodom and Gomorrah, ensuring no one will ever dwell there.
Jeremiah 33:12 promises restoration to Judah's desolate places — the opposite fate from Babylon's irreversible desolation here.
Isaiah 13:19-22 parallels this: Babylon like Sodom, never inhabited, with wild animals and jackals.
Isaiah 14:22 declares the LORD will cut off from Babylon name and remnant, ensuring no posterity.
Revelation 18:20-23 echoes this language of Babylon's utter desolation — no music, craftsmen, or light — applying it to the end-times judgment.
Isaiah 13:20 explicitly says Babylon will never be inhabited — the same permanent desolation prophesied in this passage.