Jeremiah 13:7
I went back and dug the belt out of the hiding place, but the cloth had rotted, and the linen belt was ruined. It was good for nothing.
Isaiah 64:6
All of us have become unclean, and all our righteous acts are like permanently stained rags. All of us wither like leaves, and our sins carry us away like the wind.
Jeremiah 13:10
The people of Judah are evil and stubborn. They do not listen to me. They do whatever they want and even worship other gods. When I am finished with these people, they will be good for nothing, just like this linen belt.
Jeremiah 24:1-8
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon carried away captive Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the officials of Judah. He also captured the craftsmen and smiths from Jerusalem and brought them to Babylon. Then Jehovah showed me two baskets of figs set before the Temple of Jehovah!
Ezekiel 15:3-5
Can wood be taken from it to make anything? Can men take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel?
Zechariah 3:3-4
Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel.
Luke 14:34-35
Salt is good. But if it loses its saltiness it cannot be made salty again.
Romans 3:12
All have turned away from God; they have all done wrong. No one does what is right, not even one. (Psalm 53:3)