1 Listen to this message that the Lord has spoken against you, people of Israel. The message is against the whole nation the Lord brought out of Egypt.
2 “I have chosen only youout of all the families of the earth.So I will punish youfor all your sins.”
3 Two people will not walk togetherunless they have agreed to do this.
4 A lion in the forest will roarwhen he has caught an animal.He does not growl in his denwhen he has caught nothing.
5 A bird will not fall into a trapwhere there is no bait.The trap will not spring shutif there is nothing to catch.