Revelation 17:4

And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

Cross-reference

Revelation 17:3 introduces the woman seated on the scarlet beast, setting the scene for her luxurious attire and cup described here.

In Revelation 17:1, the great prostitute is introduced — verse 4 then details her attire and cup.

Revelation 19:2 declares God has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth — the same woman adorned here.

Revelation 18:16 repeats the identical description — fine linen, purple, scarlet, gold, precious stones, pearls — directly identifying the woman as Babylon.

Revelation 18:12 lists the same luxury goods — gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, purple, scarlet — that adorn the harlot, linking her to Babylon's commerce.

Revelation 18:6 calls for mixing a double cup in return — the cup of abominations she holds becomes the cup of judgment against her.

Revelation 14:8 says Babylon made all nations drink the wine of her fornication — the same cup of abominations the woman holds here.

Revelation 21:27 declares nothing unclean enters the New Jerusalem; here the harlot's cup is full of impurities — she embodies what is excluded.

Revelation 21:21 uses gold and pearls for the New Jerusalem; here the harlot uses them for seductive luxury — a contrast of true vs false glory.

Revelation 18:7 quotes Babylon saying 'I sit as queen' — her self-glorification echoes the luxurious adornment of the woman here.

Hosea 9:10 Parallel

Hosea 9:10 recalls Israel becoming detestable at Baal-peor through idolatry and sexual sin, matching the harlot's abominations.

Ezekiel 20:30 accuses Israel of whoring after detestable things—directly echoing the harlot's sexual immorality and abominations.

Lamentations 1:9 depicts Jerusalem's uncleanness in her skirts—a vivid parallel to the harlot's luxurious yet defiled attire.

Jeremiah 51:7 depicts Babylon as a golden cup making the earth drunk — the direct OT source for the harlot’s cup of abominations here.

Deuteronomy 29:17 identifies abominations with idols of silver and gold—directly echoing the materials and impurities in the harlot's golden cup.

In Jeremiah 4:30, Jerusalem dresses in scarlet and gold like a harlot — directly paralleling Babylon's attire.

In Isaiah 47:12, Babylon is called out for sorceries — the same idolatrous practices that fill the golden cup here.

2 Kings 9:22 cites Jezebel's 'whorings and sorceries'—directly echoing the woman's sexual immorality and abominations.

In Ezekiel 28:13, the king of Tyre is adorned with gold and precious stones — similar to Babylon's luxury.

In Ezekiel 24:13, filthiness and uncleanness likewise symbolize persistent sin that refuses cleansing, mirroring the woman's cup of abominations.