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 chosenof all the families of the earth;therefore I will punish youfor all your sins.’
3. Do two walk togetherunless they have agreed to do so?
4. Does a lion roar in the thicketwhen it has no prey?Does it growl in its denwhen it has caught nothing?
5. Does a bird swoop down to a trap on the groundwhen no bait is there?Does a trap spring up from the groundif it has not caught anything?