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?

⁷ Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing
    without revealing his plan
    to his servants the prophets.

⁸ The lion has roared—
    who will not fear?
The Sovereign Lord has spoken—
    who can but prophesy?