¹⁸ And Jehovah has attested^* thee today to be for Him a special people, as^◦ He has spoken to thee, and that thou keep all His commandments;

¹¹ For as^◦ the girdle^◦ sticks to^▵ the loins of a man^◦, so have I caused to stick to^▵ Me all the house of Israel and all the house of Judah, says^◦ Jehovah, to be for Me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for an adornment; but they would not hear.