Jeremiah 30:4-11
4Now these are the words which Yahweh spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah:
5“For thus says Yahweh, ‘We have heard a sound of atrembling,Of dread, and there is no peace.
6‘Ask now, and seeIf a male can give birth.Why do I see every manWith his hands on his loins, aas a woman in childbirth?And why have all faces turned pale?7‘Alas! For that aday is great,There is bnone like it;And it is the time of Jacob’s cdistress,But he will be dsaved from it.8‘And it will be in that day,’ declares Yahweh of hosts, ‘that I will abreak his yoke from off your neck and will tear off your bbonds; and strangers will no longer cmake 1them their slaves. 9‘But they shall be a slave to Yahweh their God and aDavid their king, whom I will raise up for them.
10‘aFear not, O Jacob My 1servant,’ declares Yahweh,‘And do not be dismayed, O Israel;For behold, I will save you bfrom afarAnd your seed from the land of their captivity.And Jacob will return and will be cquiet and at ease,And dno one will make him tremble.11‘For aI am with you,’ declares Yahweh, ‘to save you;For I will bmake a complete destruction of all the nations where I have scattered you,Only I will cnot make a complete destruction of you.But I will dchasten you justlyAnd will by no means leave you unpunished.’