Jeremiah 30:6-8

New Catholic Bible

⁶Inquire now and see:
    Can a man bear a child?
Why then do I see every man grasping his loins
    like a woman in labor?
    Why has every face turned pale?
⁷How frightening that day will be!
    There will be none like it.
It will be a time of anguish for Jacob,
    although he will be saved from it.

⁸On that day, says the Lord of hosts, I will break off the yoke from your necks, and I will snap your bonds. Strangers will no longer enslave you.