For as a girdle cleaves about the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave to myself the house of Israel, and the whole house of Juda; that they might be to me a famous people, and a praise, and a glory: but they did not hearken to me.
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Jeremiah 13:11
For as the belt clings to the waist of a man, so I have caused the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to cling to me,’ says Yahweh; ‘that they may be to me for a people, for a name, for praise, and for glory; but they would not hear.’
Parallel Translations
For as a girdle cleaves about the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave to myself the house of Israel, and the whole house of Juda; that they might be to me a famous people, and a praise, and a glory: but they did not listen to me.
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.
Cross References
Exodus 19:5–6Jeremiah 33:9Psalms 81:11Isaiah 43:21Psalms 135:4Deuteronomy 26:18Psalms 147:20Isaiah 62:12Deuteronomy 32:10–15Jeremiah 6:17John 5:37–40Jeremiah 7:26Jeremiah 13:10Jeremiah 32:20Deuteronomy 4:7
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