1. Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought out of the land of Egypt:
2. You only have I loved so deeplyof all the families of the earth.Therefore, I will punish youfor all your wrongdoing.
3. Will two people walk togetherunless they have agreed to do so?
4. Does a lion roar in the forestwhen it has no prey?Does a young lion cry out from its denif it has caught nothing?
5. Will a bird fall into a trap on the groundwhen there is no bait for it?Will a trap spring up from the groundwhen it has taken nothing?
6. If a ram’s horn is blown in a city,won’t people tremble?If disaster falls on a city,is it the Lord who has done it?
7. Surely the Lord God does nothingwithout revealing his secretto his servants the prophets.
8. A lion has roared;who will not fear?The Lord God has spoken;who can but prophesy?