Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? will a young lion cry out from his den, if he has taken nothing?

Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no trap is for it? shall one take up a snare from the earth, having taken nothing at all?

Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret unto his servants the prophets.

But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nothing.

You rejoice in a thing of nothing, who say, Have we not taken to us authority by our own strength?