4 Does a lion roar in the forest,if it has no prey?Does a young lion cry out from its den,if it has not caught something?
5 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground,if there was no snare for it?Does a trap spring up from the ground,if it has not caught something?
6 If the trumpet blasts in the city,are not the people frightened?If there is disaster against a city,is it not the Lord who has done it?
7 Surely the Lord God does nothingwithout revealing His purposeto His servants the prophets.
8 The lion has roared;who will not fear?The Lord God has spoken;who can but prophesy?
9 Proclaim to the fortresses in Ashdod,and the fortresses in the land of Egypt, and say:“Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria,and see the great disorders within her,and the oppression in her midst.”
10 They do not know how to do right, says the Lord,storing up violence and destruction in their fortresses.