Critics claim that the specific prophecy that no stones would be removed for new buildings was unfulfilled. The Encyclopaedia Britannica says 'Humra contains rubble removed by Alexander the Great from the ziggurat in preparation for rebuilding, and a theatre that he built with material from the ziggurat'.

This is confirmed to an extent by archaeologists, but it is not really relevant. Jeremiah 51:26 (not 25) actually says that "No rock will be taken from you for a cornerstone, nor any stone for a foundation." Obviously, rubble cannot be used for cornerstones or foundation blocks.