^2 (B)“You only have I known
    of all the families of the earth;
^(C)therefore I will punish you
    for all your iniquities.
³ “Do two walk together,
    unless they have agreed to meet?
⁴ Does 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?
⁵ Does 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?
^6 (D)Is a trumpet blown in a city,
    and the people are not afraid?
^(E)Does disaster come to a city,
    unless the Lord has done it?
⁷ “For the Lord God does nothing
    ^(F)without revealing his secret
    to his servants the prophets.
⁸ The lion has roared;
    who will not fear?
^(G)The Lord God has spoken;
    who can but prophesy?”
⁹ Proclaim to the strongholds in ^(H)Ashdod
    and to the strongholds in the land of Egypt,
and say, “Assemble yourselves on ^(I)the mountains of Samaria,
    and see the great tumults within her,
    and ^(J)the oppressed in her midst.”
¹⁰ “They do not know how to do right,” declares the Lord,
    ^(K)“those who store up violence and robbery in their strongholds.”

^(L)“An adversary shall surround the land
    and bring down^[a] your defences from you,
    and ^(M)your strongholds shall be plundered.”

¹³ “Hear, ^(Q)and testify against the house of Jacob,”
    declares the Lord God, ^(R)the God of hosts,
¹⁴ “that on the day I punish Israel for his transgressions,
    ^(S)I will punish the altars of Bethel,
and ^(T)the horns of the altar shall be cut off
    and fall to the ground.
^15 (U)I will strike ^(V)the winter house along with ^(W)the summer house,
    and ^(X)the houses of ivory shall perish,
and the great houses^[c] shall come to an end,”
declares the Lord.