MOV
11. കച്ച ഒരു മനുഷ്യന്റെ അരയോടു പറ്റിയിരിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ ഞാൻ യിസ്രായേൽഗൃഹത്തെ മുഴുവനും യെഹൂദാഗൃഹത്തെ മുഴുവനും എനിക്കു ജനവും കീർത്തിയും പ്രശംസയും അലങ്കാരവും ആകേണ്ടതിന്നു എന്നോടു പറ്റിയിരിക്കുമാറാക്കി; അവർക്കോ അനുസരിപ്പാൻ മനസ്സായില്ല എന്നു യഹോവയുടെ അരുളപ്പാടു.
KJV
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.
KJVP
11. For H3588 as H834 the girdle H232 cleaveth H1692 to H413 the loins H4975 of a man, H376 so H3651 have I caused to cleave H1692 unto H413 me H853 the whole H3605 house H1004 of Israel H3478 and the whole H3605 house H1004 of Judah, H3063 saith H5002 the LORD; H3068 that they might be H1961 unto me for a people, H5971 and for a name, H8034 and for a praise, H8416 and for a glory: H8597 but they would not H3808 hear. H8085
YLT
11. For, as the girdle cleaveth unto the loins of a man, So I caused to cleave unto Me The whole house of Israel, And the whole house of Judah, an affirmation of Jehovah, To be to Me for a people, and for a name, And for praise, and for beauty, And they have not hearkened.
ASV
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 Jehovah; that they may be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
WEB
11. For as the belt cleaves to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave to me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, says Yahweh; that they may be to me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
ESV
11. For as the loincloth clings to the waist of a man, so I made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to me, declares the LORD, that they might be for me a people, a name, a praise, and a glory, but they would not listen.
RV
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.
RSV
11. For as the waistcloth clings to the loins of a man, so I made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to me, says the LORD, that they might be for me a people, a name, a praise, and a glory, but they would not listen.
NLT
11. As a loincloth clings to a man's waist, so I created Judah and Israel to cling to me, says the LORD. They were to be my people, my pride, my glory-- an honor to my name. But they would not listen to me.
NET
11. For,' I say, 'just as shorts cling tightly to a person's body, so I bound the whole nation of Israel and the whole nation of Judah tightly to me.' I intended for them to be my special people and to bring me fame, honor, and praise. But they would not obey me.
ERVEN
11. A loincloth is wrapped tightly around a man's waist. In the same way I wrapped the family of Israel and the family of Judah around me." This message is from the Lord. "I did that so they would be my people and bring me fame, praise, and honor. But my people did not listen to me."