Charles Ellicott Commentary Jeremiah 13:9

"Thus saith Jehovah, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem." — Jeremiah 13:9 (ASV)

The pride of Judah. —As the girdle was the part of the dress on which most ornamental work was commonly lavished, so that it was a common gift among princes and men of wealth (1 Samuel 18:4; 2 Samuel 18:11), it was the natural symbol of the outward glory of a kingdom. As Jeremiah was a priest, we may, perhaps, think of the embroidered girdle for glory and for beauty of the priestly dress (Exodus 28:40; Ezekiel 44:17).