3 Can two walk together unless they meet by appointment?
4 Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl from his den unless he has taken prey?
5 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground if it has no bait? Will a snare spring up from the ground without taking anything?
6 If a shofar alarm sounds in a city, will people not tremble? If there is calamity in a city, has not Adonai caused it?
7 For the Lord Adonai, will do nothing, unless He has revealed His counsel to His servants the prophets.
8 A lion has roared, who will not fear? My Lord Adonai has spoken, who shall not prophesy?
9 Proclaim on the citadels in Ashdod and the citadels in the land of Egypt: “Assemble on Samaria’s mountains: Behold the great tumult within it, even the oppression within it.”