‘This is what the Lord says:

‘“Cries of fear are heard –
    terror, not peace.
Ask and see:
    can a man bear children?
Then why do I see every strong man
    with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labour,
    every face turned deathly pale?
How awful that day will be!
    No other will be like it.
It will be a time of trouble for Jacob,
    but he will be saved out of it.

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