Amos 3:1-6

1Listen, you Israelites, to this message which the Lord is proclaiming against you! This message is for the entire clan I brought up from the land of Egypt:

2“I have chosen you alone from all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins.”

3Do two walk together without having met?

4Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?

5Does a bird swoop down into a trap on the ground if there is no bait? Does a trap spring up from the ground unless it has surely caught something?

6If an alarm sounds in a city, do people not fear? If disaster overtakes a city, is the Lord not responsible?