4. These are the words the Lord spoke to Israel and to Judah:
5. Thus says the Lord:We hear a cry of fear:terror, not peace.
6. Inquire and see:does a male give birth?Why, then, do I see all these men,their hands on their loinsLike women in labor,all their faces drained of color?
7. Ah! How mighty is that day—there is none like it!A time of distress for Jacob,though he shall be saved from it.