These are the words that the Lord spoke concerning (A)Israel and Judah:

“Thus says the Lord:
We have heard a cry of panic,
    of terror, and no peace.
Ask now, and see,
    can a man bear a child?
(B)Why then do I see every man
    with his hands on his stomach (C)like a woman in labor?
    (D)Why has every face turned pale?
Alas! (E)That day is so great
    (F)there is none like it;
it is a time of distress for Jacob;
    yet he shall be saved out of it.

“And it shall come to pass in that day, declares the Lord of hosts, that I will (G)break his (H)yoke from off your neck, and I will (I)burst your bonds, (J)and foreigners shall no more make a servant of him.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 30:8 Or serve him

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