Amos 3:1-8

International Children’s Bible

² “I have chosen only you
    out of all the families of the earth.
So I will punish you
    for all your sins.”

³ Two people will not walk together
    unless they have agreed to do this.
⁴ A lion in the forest will roar
    when he has caught an animal.
He does not growl in his den
    when he has caught nothing.
⁵ A bird will not fall into a trap
    where there is no bait.
The trap will not spring shut
    if there is nothing to catch.
⁶ When a trumpet blows a warning,
    the people tremble.
When trouble comes to a city,
    the Lord has caused it.
⁷ Before the Lord God does anything,
    he tells his servants the prophets.
⁸ The lion has roared!
    Who wouldn’t be afraid?
The Lord God has spoken,
    and I must prophesy his message.