1Hear 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 known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

3"Do two walk together, unless they have agreed to meet?

4Does 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?

5Does 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?

6Is 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 secret to his servants the prophets.

8The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken; who can but prophesy?"