1. Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:
2. “You only have I knownof all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish youfor all your iniquities.
3. “Do two walk together,unless they have agreed to meet?
4. Does a lion roar in the forest,when he has no prey?Does a young lion cry out from his den,if he has taken nothing?
5. Does a bird fall in a snare on the earth,when there is no trap for it?Does a snare spring up from the ground,when it has taken nothing?
6. Is a trumpet blown in a city,and the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a city,unless the Lord has done it?
7. “For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secretto his servants the prophets.
8. The lion has roared;who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken;who can but prophesy?”