Jeremiah 13:11

For as the loincloth clings to the waist of a man , so I made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to me, declares the Lord , that they might be for me a people , a name , a praise , and a glory , but they would not listen .

For as a belt is bound around the waist, so I bound all the people of Israel and all the people of Judah to me,` declares the Lord, ‘to be my people for my renown and praise and honor. But they have not listened.`

For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the Lord; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory : but they would not hear.