² “^(B)You only have I known among all the families of the earth;
Therefore I will ^[c](C)punish you for all your iniquities.”
³ Do two men walk together unless they have made an ^[d]appointment?
⁴ Does a ^(D)lion roar in the forest when it has no prey?
Does a young lion give forth its voice from its den unless it has captured something?
⁵ Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no ^[e]bait in it?
Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?
⁶ If a ^(E)trumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble?
If a ^(F)calamity happens in a city has not Yahweh done it?
^7 [f]Surely Lord Yahweh does nothing
Unless He ^(G)reveals His secret counsel
To His slaves the prophets.
⁸ A ^(H)lion has roared! Who will not fear?
^(I)Lord Yahweh has spoken! ^(J)Who can but prophesy?

“An ^(P)adversary, even one surrounding the land,
Will pull down your ^[h]strength from you,
And your ^(Q)citadels will be plundered.”

“Just as the shepherd ^(R)delivers from the lion’s mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear,
So will the sons of Israel inhabiting Samaria be delivered—
With the ^(S)corner of a bed and the ^[i](T)cover of a couch!
¹³ Hear and ^(U)testify against the house of Jacob,”
Declares Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts.
¹⁴ “For on the day that I punish Israel’s transgressions,
I will also punish the altars of ^(V)Bethel;
The horns of the altar will be cut in pieces,
And they will fall to the ground.
¹⁵ I will also strike the ^[j](W)winter house together with the ^(X)summer house;
The houses of ^[k](Y)ivory will also perish,
And the ^(Z)great houses will come to an end,”
Declares Yahweh.