Jeremiah 13:11
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.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 13:10 shows the consequence: the people who refuse to listen become worthless like the ruined loincloth.
Jeremiah 33:9 uses the same phrase 'a name of joy, a praise and a glory' for Jerusalem, showing this purpose for God's people recurs later in Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 25:4 reiterates the same complaint: God sent prophets but the people did not listen.
Jeremiah 6:17 provides another example where God set watchmen but the people refused to pay attention.
Exodus 19:5 sets the covenant condition for Israel to be God's treasured possession—the same framework Jeremiah 13:11 recalls when God says He made them cling to Him.
Exodus 19:6 calls Israel a kingdom of priests and holy nation, expanding the purpose God echoes in Jeremiah 13:11: 'a people, a name, a praise'.
Deuteronomy 26:18 declares Israel God's treasured possession, directly paralleling the purpose in Jeremiah 13:11 that they be God's people.
Deuteronomy 32:10-15 recounts God's care and Israel's later unfaithfulness—mirroring the 'would not listen' failure in Jeremiah 13:11 after God bound them.
Psalm 81:11 directly parallels the refusal: 'my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would not submit to me.'
Psalm 135:4 states God chose Jacob as His possession, reinforcing the election theme Jeremiah 13:11 builds on when God says He made Israel cling.
Isaiah 43:21 says God formed a people to declare His praise, directly matching the purpose 'that they might be for me... a praise' in Jeremiah 13:11.
1 Peter 2:9 echoes the same language of being a people for God's praise, applying it to the church as God's chosen people.
Deuteronomy 26:19 is the original promise that Israel would be a praise and a name, which Jeremiah echoes here.