Thus says the
LORD: We have heard a cry of panic, of
terror, and no peace. Ask now, and
see, can a man
bear a child? Why then do I see every man
with his hands on his stomach like a woman in
labor? Why has every face turned
pale? Alas! That day is so great there is none like it;
it is a time of distress for Jacob; yet he
shall be saved out of it.
Jer 30:5-7