Jeremiah 13:11
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.
More from Jeremiah 13
Verse 1
Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.
Verse 2
So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins.
Verse 3
And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying,
Verse 4
Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.
Verse 5
So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded