Jer 30:6-14 | ESV | STEP | Ask now , and see , can a man bear a child ? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor ? Why has every face turned pale ?

Jeremiah 30:6-14

6 Ask now, and see,
can a man bear a child?
^aWhy then do I see every man
with his hands on his stomach ^blike a woman in labor?
^cWhy has every face turned pale?
7 Alas! ^dThat day is so great
^ethere is none like it;
it is a time of distress for Jacob;
yet he shall be saved out of it.
8 “And it shall come to pass in that day, declares the Lord of hosts, that I will ^fbreak his ^gyoke from off your neck, and I will ^hburst your bonds, ⁱand foreigners shall no more make a servant of him. ^{▼▼Or serve him} 9 But they shall serve the Lord their God and ^kDavid their king, whom I will raise up for them.

10 ^l“Then fear not, ^mO Jacob my servant, declares the Lord,
nor be dismayed, O Israel;
for behold, ⁿI will save you from far away,
^oand your offspring from the land of their captivity.
^pJacob shall return and have quiet and ease,
and none shall make him afraid.
11 ^qFor I am with you to save you,

declares the Lord;
^rI will make a full end of all the nations
among whom I scattered you,
but of you I will not make a full end.
^sI will ^tdiscipline you in just measure,
and I will by no means leave you unpunished.
12 “For thus says the Lord:
^uYour hurt is incurable,
^vand your wound is grievous.
13 There is none to uphold your cause,
no medicine for your wound,
^wno healing for you.
14 ^xAll your lovers have forgotten you;
they care nothing for you;
for I have dealt you the blow of ^yan enemy,
the punishment ^zof a merciless foe,
because your guilt is great,
^aabecause your sins are flagrant.