KJV ORIGINAL
Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Yes, you're going to hurt, daughter of Zion — feel those labor pains like a woman giving birth. You'll have to leave the city and live rough in the fields. You'll even end up in Babylon as captives. But here's the thing — that's exactly where God will rescue you. That's where he'll buy you back from your enemies' grip.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes God lets you go through the hardest stuff to get you exactly where your rescue is waiting.
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