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Here are the words that the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah:

The Lord proclaims:
I[a] hear screams of panic and terror;
    no one is safe.
Ask and see:
    Can men bear children?
Then why do I see every man
    bent over in pain,[b] as if he’s in labor?
    Why have all turned pale?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 30:5 Or We
  2. Jeremiah 30:6 Or with his hands on his groin

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

“‘Cries of fear(A) are heard—
    terror, not peace.
Ask 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)

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