Translations
"For just as a linen belt clings to a man's body, so I bound all of Israel and all of Judah to Myself," declares Yahweh, "to be My people, to carry My name, to bring Me praise and glory. But they refused to listen."
"For just as a loincloth clings to the loins of a man, so I made the whole house of Yisra'el and the whole house of Yehudah cling to Me"—declares YHWH—"to be Mine as a people, a name, a praise, and a splendour. But they would not listen."
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.
For just as a loincloth clings to a man’s waist, so I have made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to Me, declares the LORD, so that they might be My people for My renown and praise and glory. But they did not listen.

