1. Hear this word, people of Israel, the word the Lord has spoken against you—against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt:
2. “You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins.”
3. Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?
4. Does a lion roar in the thicket when it has no prey? Does it growl in its den when it has caught nothing?
5. Does a bird swoop down to a trap on the ground when no bait is there? Does a trap spring up from the ground if it has not caught anything?
6. When a trumpet sounds in a city, do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has not the Lord caused it?