⁸ Then the word of the Lord came to me: ⁹ “This is what the Lord says: ‘In the same way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride^(A) of Jerusalem. ¹⁰ These wicked people, who refuse to listen^(B) to my words, who follow the stubbornness of their hearts^(C) and go after other gods^(D) to serve and worship them,^(E) will be like this belt—completely useless!^(F)