1. Hear this word that יהוה has spoken against you, O children of Yisra’ĕl, against the entire clan which I brought up from the land of Mitsrayim, saying,
2. “You alone have I known of all the clans of the earth, therefore I punish you for all your crookednesses.”
3. Would two walk together, without having met?
4. Does a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Does a young lion give forth his voice out of his den unless he has caught?
5. Does a bird fall into a snare on the earth, where there is no trap for it? Does a snare spring up from the earth, if it has not captured prey?
6. If a ram’s horn is blown in a city, do the people not tremble? If there is calamity in a city, shall not יהוה have done it?
7. For the Master יהוה does no matter unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.
8. A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? The Master יהוה has spoken! Who would not prophesy?