Amos 3:3

Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying:

“I have chosen only you of all the families of the earth.

Therefore I will punish you for all of your sins.”

Will a lion roar in the thicket,

when he has no prey?

Does a young lion cry out of his den,

if he has caught nothing?

Can a bird fall in a trap on the earth,

where no snare is set for him?

Does a snare spring up from the ground,

when there is nothing to catch?

Does the trumpet alarm sound in a city,

without the people being afraid?

Does evil happen to a city,

and the LORD hasn’t done it?