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Ask now, and see,
    can a man bear a child?
Why then do I see every man
    with his hands on his loins like a woman in labour?
    Why has every face turned pale?
Alas! that day is so great
    there is none like it;
it is a time of distress for Jacob;
    yet he shall be rescued from it.

On that day, says the Lord of hosts, I will break the yoke from off his[a] neck, and I will burst his[b] bonds, and strangers shall no more make a servant of him.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 30:8 Cn: Heb your
  2. Jeremiah 30:8 Cn: Heb your

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,(A)
    every face turned deathly pale?(B)
How awful that day(C) will be!
    No other will be like it.
It will be a time of trouble(D) for Jacob,
    but he will be saved(E) out of it.

“‘In that day,’ declares the Lord Almighty,
    ‘I will break the yoke(F) off their necks
and will tear off their bonds;(G)
    no longer will foreigners enslave them.(H)

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