4. Here are the words that the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah:
5. The Lord proclaims:I hear screams of panic and terror;no one is safe.
6. Ask and see:Can men bear children?Then why do I see every manbent over in pain, as if he’s in labor?Why have all turned pale?
7. That day is awful, beyond words.A time of unspeakable painfor my people Jacob.But they will be delivered from it.
8. At that time, I will break the yoke off their necks and remove their shackles. Foreigners will no longer enslave them, declares the Lord of heavenly forces.