Jeremiah 30:4-10

New International Version

“‘Cries of fear^(A) are heard—
    terror, not peace.
⁶ 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)
7 How 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)
9 Instead, 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)