H9005–/ל–l

Give me no more false offerings; the smoke of burning flesh is disgusting to me, so are your new moons and Sabbaths and your holy meetings.

לִ֑י (לִ֑) L “to <the>”

Your new moons and your regular feasts are a grief to my soul: they are a weight in my spirit; I am crushed under them.

לָטֹ֑רַח (לָ) la. “<into>”

The upright town has become untrue; there was a time when her judges gave right decisions, when righteousness had a resting-place in her, but now she is full of those who take men's lives.

לְזוֹנָ֔ה (לְ) le. “<into>”

Your silver is no longer true metal, your wine is mixed with water.

לְסִיגִ֑ים (לְ) le. “<into>”

For this reason the Lord, the Lord of armies, the Strong One of Israel, has said, I will put an end to my haters, and send punishment on those who are against me;

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

And I will give you judges again as at the first, and wise guides as in the past; then you will be named, The Town of Righteousness, the true town.

לָךְ֙ (לָ) lo “to”

For you will be like a tree whose leaves have become dry, and like a garden without water.

לָֽהּ׃ (לָֽ) La “[belongs] to”

And the strong will be as food for the fire, and his work as a flame; and they will be burned together, with no one to put out the fire.

לִנְעֹ֔רֶת (לִ) li “<into>”לְנִיצ֑וֹץ (לְ) le. “<into>”

And he will be the judge between the nations, and the peoples will be ruled by his decisions: and their swords will be turned into plough-blades, and their spears into vine-knives: no longer will the nations be turning their swords against one another, a

לְעַמִּ֣ים (לְ) le. “for”לְאִתִּ֗ים (לְ) le. “<into>”לְמַזְמֵר֔וֹת (לְ) le. “<into>”

And their land is full of silver and gold, and there is no end to their stores; their land is full of horses, and there is no end to their carriages.

לְאֹצְרֹתָ֑יו (לְ) le. “to”לְמַרְכְּבֹתָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Their land is full of images; they give worship to the work of their hands, even to that which their fingers have made.

לְמַעֲשֵׂ֤ה (לְ) le. “to”לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (לַ) la. “to”

And the poor man's head is bent, and the great man goes down on his face: for this cause there will be no forgiveness for their sin.

לָהֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “<to>”

The high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low, and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.

לְבַדּ֖וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

For the day of the Lord of armies is coming on all the pride of men, and on all who are high and lifted up;

לַיהוָ֧ה (לַ) la. “[belongs] to”

And the high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low: and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.

לְבַדּ֖וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

And men will go into cracks of the rocks, and into holes of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and before the glory of his power, when he comes out of his place, shaking the earth with his strength.

לַעֲרֹ֥ץ (לַ) la. “to”

In that day men will put their images of silver and of gold, which they made for worship, in the keeping of the beasts of the dark places;

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “for”לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֔ת (לְ) le. “to”לַחְפֹּ֥ר (לַ) la “to”וְלָעֲטַלֵּפִֽים׃ (לָ) la. “to the”

To take cover in the cracks of the rocks, and in the holes of the hills, for fear of the Lord, and before the glory of his power, when he comes out of his place, shaking the earth with his strength.

לָבוֹא֙ (לָ) la. “to”לַעֲרֹ֥ץ (לַ) la. “to”

Have no more to do with man, whose life is only a breath, for he is of no value.

לָכֶם֙ (לָ) la. “<for>”

When one man puts his hand on another in his father's house, and says, You have clothing, be our ruler and be responsible for us in our sad condition:

לְכָ֔ה (לְ) le. “[belongs] to”לָּ֑נוּ (לָּ֑) La. “of”

Then he will say with an oath, I will not be a helper, for in my house there is no bread or clothing: I will not let you make me a ruler of the people.

לֵאמֹר֙ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

For Jerusalem has become feeble, and destruction has come on Judah, because their words and their acts are against the Lord, moving the eyes of his glory to wrath.

לַמְר֖וֹת (לַ) la “to”

Their respect for a man's position is a witness against them; and their sin is open to the view of all; like that of Sodom, it is not covered. A curse on their soul! for the measure of their sin is full.

לְנַפְשָׁ֔ם (לְ) le. “to”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to”

Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him.

לְרָשָׁ֣ע (לְ) le. “to”לּֽוֹ׃ (לּֽ) l “to”

The Lord is ready to take up his cause against his people, and is about to come forward as their judge.

לָרִ֖יב (לָ) la. “to”לָדִ֥ין (לָ) la. “to”