5 Will a bird fall into a trap on the groundwhen there is no bait for it?Will a trap spring up from the groundwhen it has taken nothing?
6 If a ram’s horn is blown in a city,won’t people tremble?If disaster falls on a city,is it the Lord who has done it?
7 Surely the Lord God does nothingwithout revealing his secretto his servants the prophets.
8 A lion has roared;who will not fear?The Lord God has spoken;who can but prophesy?
9 Proclaim it to the palaces of Ashdodand to the palaces in the land of Egypt.Say, "Gather yourselves on Mount Samaria,and see the great turmoil in the city,and what violent deeds are inside it."
10 They don’t know how to do right,says the Lord—those who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
11 Therefore, the Lord my God proclaims:An enemy will surround the land;he will bring you down from your protected places,and your palaces will be robbed.