7. Alas! That day is so great there 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 break his yoke from off your neck, and I will burst your bonds, and foreigners shall no more make a servant of him.
9. But they shall serve the Lord their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
10. “Then fear not, O Jacob my servant, declares the Lord,nor be dismayed, O Israel;for behold, I will save you from far away, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease,and none shall make him afraid.
11. For I am with you to save you,declares the Lord; I will make a full end of all the nationsamong whom I scattered you,but of you I will not make a full end. I will discipline you in just measure,and I will by no means leave you unpunished.
12. “For thus says the Lord: Your hurt is incurable, and your wound is grievous.
13. There is none to uphold your cause,no medicine for your wound, no healing for you.
14. All your lovers have forgotten you;they care nothing for you;for I have dealt you the blow of an enemy,the punishment of a merciless foe,because your guilt is great, because your sins are flagrant.
15. Why do you cry out over your hurt? Your pain is incurable.Because your guilt is great, because your sins are flagrant,I have done these things to you.
16. Therefore all who devour you shall be devoured,and all your foes, every one of them, shall go into captivity; those who plunder you shall be plundered, and all who prey on you I will make a prey.
17. For I will restore health to you,and your wounds I will heal,declares the Lord,because they have called you an outcast: ‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’
18. “Thus says the Lord:Behold, I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacoband have compassion on his dwellings;the city shall be rebuilt on its mound,and the palace shall stand where it used to be.