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And these are the Words that Jehovah spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah:

For so says Jehovah, We have heard a sound of trembling, of dread, and not of peace.

Ask now and see whether a male is giving birth? Why do I see every man with his hands on his loins, like a woman giving birth, and all faces are turned to paleness?

Alas! For that day is great, for none is like it. And it is a time of Jacob's trouble, but he will be saved out of it.

For it shall be in that day, says Jehovah of Hosts, I will break his yoke from your neck, and I will burst your bonds. And strangers will not again enslave him;

but they shall serve Jehovah their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up to them.

And you, O My servant Jacob, do not fear, says Jehovah. Do not be terrified, O Israel. For, lo, I will save you from afar, and your seed from the land of their captivity. And Jacob shall return, and have quiet, and be untroubled, and no onewill make him afraid.

For I am with you, says Jehovah, to save you. Though I make a full end among all nations where I have scattered you, yet I will not make a full end with you. But I will correct you justly, and I will not leave you unpunished.