Focused Passage
Jacob's Trouble and the Promise of Restoration
The chapter moves from the command to write restoration words, to the promise of return for Israel and Judah, to the terror of Jacob's trouble, to deliverance from foreign yoke, to healing of the incurable wound, and finally to covenant restoration under a ruler who draws near to the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources
4These are the words that the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah.
5Yes, this is what the LORD says: “A cry of panic is heard—a cry of terror, not of peace.
6Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?
7How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.
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