Jeremiah 30:6-8

International Standard Version

⁶ Ask about this and think about it—
    Can a man give birth to a child?
Why then do I see every strong man
    with his hands on his thighs
like a woman giving birth,
    and all their faces have turned pale?
⁷ Oh how terrible! That time^[a] will be worse
    than any like it.
It will be a time of trouble for Jacob,
    but he will be rescued from it.
⁸ On that day,’ declares the Lord
    of the Heavenly Armies,
‘I’ll break the yoke^[b] from your neck
    and will tear off your restraints.^[c]
        Foreigners will no longer make you^[d] serve them.^[e]