Jeremiah 30:4–11
4 These are the words the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah: 5 “This is what the Lord says:
“ ‘Cries of fearh are heard—
terror, not peace.
Can a man bear children?
Then why do I see every strong man
with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor,i
every face turned deathly pale?j
7 How awful that dayk will be!
No other will be like it.
It will be a time of troublel for Jacob,
but he will be savedm out of it.
8 “ ‘In that day,’ declares the Lord Almighty,
‘I will break the yoken off their necks
and will tear off their bonds;o
no longer will foreigners enslave them.p
9 Instead, they will serve the Lord their God
whom I will raise up for them.
10 “ ‘So do not be afraid,s Jacob my servant;t
do not be dismayed, Israel,’
declares the Lord.
‘I will surely saveu you out of a distant place,
your descendants from the land of their exile.
Jacob will again have peace and security,v
and no one will make him afraid.w
11 I am with youx and will save you,’
declares the Lord.
‘Though I completely destroy all the nations
among which I scatter you,
I will not completely destroyy you.
I will disciplinez you but only in due measure;
I will not let you go entirely unpunished.’a