The Lord reinforces to Jeremiah what He is going to do to Judah and Jerusalem. Jeremiah is instructed to get a linen belt and bury it. The a few days later he is sent to get it again, by this time it was completely ruined. In the same way the pride of Judah and Jerusalem would be ruined. When people rebel against God they become proud, they imagine they know better than God and that they can get on fine without Him.
A belt belongs around the waist of someone, Israel belonged around the waist of God. They should have remained close to Him. In the same way, if we are to be what we are meant to be we need to remain close to the Lord. Otherwise we will perish like Jeremiah's belt.
Next God uses a wineskin analogy. Now what is the point of this one, what is God saying? It was obvious that a wineskin should be filled with wine. In the same way it is obvious that a rebellious people should be judged.
This judgement would include the women and children. This offends us, but God's judgement covers all. We object that this cruel. But something could have been done about it. The people could have not rebelled in the first place, then they could have heeded the many warnings and repented. They chose not to. The judgement would be entirely just and the people were to blame, not God.
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