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