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Does the trumpet sound the alarm in the city
    without frightening the people?
Does disaster come to a city
    unless the Eternal One has permitted it?
The answer to all is the same: No.
    The Eternal Lord does nothing
Without revealing His plan to His servants, the prophets.
    They are His spokespeople.
The lion has roared;
    who is not afraid?
The Eternal Lord has been heard;
    His prophets can’t help but prophesy.

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When a trumpet(A) sounds in a city,
    do not the people tremble?
When disaster(B) comes to a city,
    has not the Lord caused it?(C)

Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing
    without revealing his plan(D)
    to his servants the prophets.(E)

The lion(F) has roared(G)
    who will not fear?
The Sovereign Lord has spoken—
    who can but prophesy?(H)

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