(A)Alas! For that day is great,
(B)So that none is like it;
And it is the time of Jacob’s trouble,
But he shall be saved out of it.

‘For it shall come to pass in that day,’
Says the Lord of hosts,
That I will break his yoke from your neck,
And will burst your bonds;
Foreigners shall no more enslave them.
But they shall serve the Lord their God,
And (C)David their king,
Whom I will (D)raise up for them.

10 ‘Therefore (E)do not fear, O My servant Jacob,’ says the Lord,
‘Nor be dismayed, O Israel;
For behold, I will save you from afar,
And your seed (F)from the land of their captivity.
Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet,
And no one shall make him afraid.
11 For I am with (G)you,’ says the Lord, ‘to save you;
(H)Though I make a full end of all nations where I have scattered you,
(I)Yet I will not make a complete end of you.
But I will correct you (J)in justice,
And will not let you go altogether unpunished.’

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How awful that day(A) will be!
    No other will be like it.
It will be a time of trouble(B) for Jacob,
    but he will be saved(C) out of it.

“‘In that day,’ declares the Lord Almighty,
    ‘I will break the yoke(D) off their necks
and will tear off their bonds;(E)
    no longer will foreigners enslave them.(F)
Instead, they will serve the Lord their God
    and David(G) their king,(H)
    whom I will raise up for them.

10 “‘So do not be afraid,(I) Jacob my servant;(J)
    do not be dismayed, Israel,’
declares the Lord.
‘I will surely save(K) you out of a distant place,
    your descendants from the land of their exile.
Jacob will again have peace and security,(L)
    and no one will make him afraid.(M)
11 I am with you(N) and will save you,’
    declares the Lord.
‘Though I completely destroy all the nations
    among which I scatter you,
    I will not completely destroy(O) you.
I will discipline(P) you but only in due measure;
    I will not let you go entirely unpunished.’(Q)

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