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?
9. Proclaim it to the palaces of Ashdodand to the palaces in the land of Egypt.Say, "Gather yourselves on Mount Samaria,and see the great turmoil in the city,and what violent deeds are inside it."