1. Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought out of the land of Egypt:
2. You only have I loved so deeplyof all the families of the earth.Therefore, I will punish youfor all your wrongdoing.
3. Will two people walk togetherunless they have agreed to do so?
4. Does a lion roar in the forestwhen it has no prey?Does a young lion cry out from its denif it has caught nothing?