² I have known only you^(B)
out of all the clans of the earth;
therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities.^(C)
3 Can two walk together^(D)
without agreeing to meet?^[a]
4 Does a lion roar^(E) in the forest
when it has no prey?
Does a young lion growl from its lair
unless it has captured something?
⁵ Does a bird land in a trap on the ground
if there is no bait for it?
Does a trap spring from the ground
when it has caught nothing?
⁶ If a ram’s horn^(F) is blown in a city,
aren’t people afraid?^(G)
If a disaster^(H) occurs in a city,
hasn’t the Lord done it?^(I)
7 Indeed, the Lord God does nothing
without revealing His counsel
to His servants the prophets.^(J)
8 A lion has roared;^(K)
who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken;^(L)
who will not prophesy?^(M)

⁹ Proclaim on the citadels in Ashdod^(N)
and on the citadels in the land of Egypt:
Assemble on the mountains of Samaria^(O)
and see the great turmoil in the city
and the acts of oppression within it.^(P)
10 The people are incapable of doing right^(Q)—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
those who store up violence and destruction^(R)
in their citadels.

An enemy^(S) will surround the land;
he will destroy^(T) your strongholds
and plunder your citadels.^(U)

As the shepherd snatches two legs
or a piece of an ear
from the lion’s mouth,^(V)
so the Israelites who live in Samaria
will be rescued
with only the corner of a bed^(W)
or the^[b] cushion^[c] of a couch.^[d](X)

¹³ Listen and testify^(Y) against the house of Jacob—
this is the declaration of the Lord God,
the God of Hosts.
¹⁴ I will punish the altars of Bethel^(Z)
on the day I punish Israel for its crimes;
the horns of the altar^(AA) will be cut off
and fall to the ground.^(AB)
15 I will demolish the winter house^(AC)
and the summer house;^(AD)
the houses inlaid with ivory^(AE) will be destroyed,
and the great houses^(AF) will come to an end.
This is the Lord’s declaration.