11 Just as underwear clings to one’s waist, so I fastened the whole house of Israel and of Judah to me”(A)—this is the Lord’s declaration—“so that they might be my people for my fame, praise, and glory,(B) but they would not obey.

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11 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(A) and praise and honor.(B) But they have not listened.’(C)

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