Amos 3:3-8 - The Prophet's Task

³ Do two walk together unless they have met? ⁴ Does a lion roar in the forest {when he has no prey}? Does a fierce, young lion cry out from his den unless he has caught [something]? ⁵ Does a bird fall into a trapping net on the earth when there is no snare for it? Does a trapping net spring up from the ground unless it has certainly caught something? ⁶ Or is a horn blown in a city and people are not afraid? Or does a disaster occur in the city and Yahweh has not done [it]? ⁷ Surely my Lord does not do anything unless he has revealed his secret to his servants the prophets. ⁸ A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? My Lord Yahweh has spoken, who will not prophesy?