H0408–אַל–al

Thus said Jehovah, thy Maker, and thy Former, From the womb He doth help thee; Fear not, my servant Jacob, And Jeshurun, whom I have fixed on.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

Fear not, nor be afraid, Have I not from that time caused thee to hear, and declared? And ye `are' My witnesses, Is there a God besides Me? yea, there is none, A Rock I have not known.

אַֽל־ 'al- “may not”וְאַל־ (אַל) 'al- “may not”

Hearken unto Me, ye who know righteousness, A people, in whose heart `is' My law, Fear ye not the reproach of men, And for their reviling be not affrighted,

אַל־ 'al- “may not”אַל־ 'al- “may not”

Turn aside, turn aside, go out thence, The unclean touch not, go out from her midst, Be ye pure, who are bearing the weapons of Jehovah.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

Enlarge the place of thy tent, And the curtains of thy tabernacles they stretch out, Restrain not -- lengthen thy cords, And thy pins make strong.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

And desolate cities they cause to be inhabited. Fear not, for thou art not ashamed, Nor blush, for thou art not confounded, For the shame of thy youth thou forgettest, And the reproach of thy widowhood Thou dost not remember any more.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”וְאַל־ (אַל) 'al- “may not”

Nor speak let a son of the stranger, Who is joined unto Jehovah, saying: `Jehovah doth certainly separate me from His people.' Nor say let the eunuch, `Lo, I am a tree dried up,'

וְאַל־ (אַל) 'al- “may not”וְאַל־ (אַל) 'al- “may not”

Call with the throat, restrain not, As a trumpet lift up thy voice, And declare to My people their transgression, And to the house of Jacob their sins;

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

`On thy walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen, All the day, and all the night, Continually, they are not silent.' O ye remembrancers of Jehovah, Keep not silence for yourselves,

אַל־ 'al- “[let] not”

And give not silence to Him, Till He establish, and till He make Jerusalem A praise in the earth.

וְאַֽל־ (אַֽל) 'al- “may not”

Be not wroth, O Jehovah, very sore, Nor for ever remember iniquity, Lo, look attentively, we beseech Thee, Thy people `are' we all.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”וְאַל־ (אַל) 'al- “may not”

Who are saying, `Keep to thyself, come not nigh to me, For I have declared thee unholy.' These `are' a smoke in Mine anger, A fire burning all the day.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

Thus said Jehovah: As the new wine is found in the cluster, And one hath said, `Destroy it not for a blessing `is' in it,' So I do for My servants' sake, not to destroy the whole.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

And Jehovah saith unto me, `Do not say, I `am' a youth, for to all to whom I send thee thou goest, and all that I command thee thou speakest.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

Be not afraid of their faces, for with thee `am' I to deliver thee, -- an affirmation of Jehovah.'

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

`And thou, thou dost gird up thy loins, and hast arisen, and spoken unto them all that I command thee: be not affrighted because of them, lest I affright thee before them.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

For thus said Jehovah, To the man of Judah, and to Jerusalem: Till for yourselves tillage, And do not sow unto the thorns.

וְאַֽל־ (אַֽל) 'al- “may not”

Lift up an ensign Zionward, Strengthen yourselves, stand not still, For evil I am bringing in from the north, And a great destruction.

אַֽל־ 'al- “may not”

Go ye up on her walls, and destroy, And a completion make not, Turn aside her branches, for they `are' not Jehovah's,

אַֽל־ 'al- “may not”

Go not forth to the field, And in the way walk not, For a sword hath the enemy, fear `is' round about.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”אַל־ 'al- “mau not”

Do not trust for yourselves Unto the words of falsehood, saying, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, The temple of Jehovah `are' they!

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

Sojourner, fatherless, and widow, ye oppress not, And innocent blood do not shed in this place, And after other gods do not walk, for evil to yourselves,

אַֽל־ 'al- “may not”

And thou dost not pray for this people, Nor lift up for them crying and prayer, Nor intercede with Me, for I hear thee not.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”וְאַל־ (אַל) 'al- “may not”וְאַל־ (אַל) 'al- “may not”

Each of his friend -- beware ye, And on any brother, do not trust, For every brother doth utterly supplant, For every friend slanderously doth walk,

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

Thus said Jehovah: Let not the wise boast himself in his wisdom, Nor let the mighty boast himself in his might, Let not the rich boast himself in his riches,

אַל־ 'al- “may not”וְאַל־ (אַל) 'al- “may not”אַל־ 'al- “may not”