6. Ask now, and see: Can a man give birth to a child?Why, then, do I see every strong man holding his stomach in painlike a woman giving birth to a child?Why has every face turned pale?
7. How terrible that day will be!There will be no other day like it.It will be a time of calamity for the descendants of Jacob,but they will be rescued from it.
8. “On that day,” declares the Lord of Armies, “I will break the yokes off your necks and tear off your ropes. Foreigners will no longer make you serve them.
9. You will serve the Lord your God and David your king. I will establish him for you.
10. “Don’t be afraid, my servant Jacob,” declares the Lord.Don’t be terrified, Israel.I’m going to rescue you from a faraway place.I’m going to rescue your descendants from where they are captives.The descendants of Jacob will again have peace and security,and no one will frighten them.