1 The Lord spoke to Jeremiah.
2 “The Lord God of Israel says, ‘Write everything that I am about to tell you in a scroll.
3 For I, the Lord, affirm that the time will come when I will reverse the plight of my people, Israel and Judah,’ says the Lord. ‘I will bring them back to the land I gave their ancestors and they will take possession of it once again.’”
4 So here is what the Lord has to say about Israel and Judah.
5 Yes, here is what he says:“You hear cries of panic and of terror;there is no peace in sight.
6 Ask yourselves this and consider it carefully:Have you ever seen a man give birth to a baby?Why then do I see all these strong mengrabbing their stomachs in pain like a woman giving birth?And why do their facesturn so deathly pale?