“In this way, I will destroy the pride and great glory of Judah—this wicked people who refuse to listen to what I say, these stubborn individuals who follow other gods to serve and worship them. And they will become like this belt, which is now useless. For just as a belt is meant to be worn around a person’s waist, so were the people of Israel and Judah bound to me—it is the Lord who speaks—to be my people, my glory, and my honor; but they would not listen.”