Jeremiah 30:4-11

New International Version

⁴These are the words the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah: ⁵“This is what the Lord says:

“‘Cries of fear^(A) are heard—
    terror, not peace.
⁶Ask and see:
    Can a man bear children?
Then why do I see every strong man
    with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor,^(B)
    every face turned deathly pale?^(C)
⁷How awful that day^(D) will be!
    No other will be like it.
It will be a time of trouble^(E) for Jacob,
    but he will be saved^(F) out of it.

⁸“‘In that day,’ declares the Lord Almighty,
    ‘I will break the yoke^(G) off their necks
and will tear off their bonds;^(H)
    no longer will foreigners enslave them.^(I)
⁹Instead, they will serve the Lord their God
    and David^(J) their king,^(K)
    whom I will raise up for them.

¹⁰“‘So do not be afraid,^(L) Jacob my servant;^(M)
    do not be dismayed, Israel,’
declares the Lord.
‘I will surely save^(N) you out of a distant place,
    your descendants from the land of their exile.
Jacob will again have peace and security,^(O)
    and no one will make him afraid.^(P)
¹¹I am with you^(Q) and will save you,’
    declares the Lord.
‘Though I completely destroy all the nations
    among which I scatter you,
    I will not completely destroy^(R) you.
I will discipline^(S) you but only in due measure;
    I will not let you go entirely unpunished.’^(T)

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Jeremiah 30:4-11

New American Standard Bible

⁴Now these are the words which the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah:

⁵“For this is what the Lord says:

‘^[a]I have heard a sound of ^(A)terror,
Of fear, and there is no peace.
⁶Ask now, and see
If a male can give birth.
Why do I see every man
With his hands on his waist, ^(B)as a woman in childbirth?
And why have all faces turned pale?
⁷Woe, for that ^(C)day is great,
There is ^(D)none like it;
And it is the time of Jacob’s ^(E)distress,
Yet he will be ^(F)saved from it.

⁸‘It shall come about on that day,’ declares the Lord of armies, ‘that I will ^(G)break his yoke from ^[b]their necks and will tear to pieces ^[c]their ^(H)restraints; and strangers will no longer ^(I)make ^[d]them their slaves. ⁹But they shall serve the Lord their God and ^(J)David their king, whom I will raise up for them.

¹⁰And ^(K)do not fear, Jacob My servant,’ declares the Lord,
‘And do not be dismayed, Israel;
For behold, I am going to save you ^(L)from far away,
And your ^[e]descendants from the land of their captivity.
And Jacob will return and be ^(M)at peace, without anxiety,
And ^(N)no one will make him afraid.
¹¹For ^(O)I am with you,’ declares the Lord, ‘to save you;
For I will completely ^(P)destroy all the nations where I have scattered you,
Only I will ^(Q)not destroy you completely.
But I will ^(R)discipline you fairly
And will by no means leave you unpunished.’