H9005–/ל–l

Ye `are' My witnesses, an affirmation of Jehovah, And My servant whom I have chosen, So that ye know and give credence to Me, And understand that I `am' He, Before Me there was no God formed, And after Me there is none.

לִ֤י (לִ֤) l “<to>”לְפָנַי֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Honour me doth the beast of the field, Dragons and daughters of an ostrich, For I have given in a wilderness waters, Floods in a desolate place, To give drink to My people -- My chosen.

לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת (לְ) le. “to”

This people I have formed for Myself, My praise they recount.

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “for”

Thou hast not brought in to Me, The lamb of thy burnt-offerings, And `with' thy sacrifices thou hast not honoured Me, I have not caused thee to serve with a present, Nor wearied thee with frankincense.

לִּי֙ (לִּ) l “to”

Thou hast not bought for Me with money sweet cane, And `with' the fat of thy sacrifices hast not filled Me, Only -- thou hast caused Me to serve with thy sins, Thou hast wearied Me with thine iniquities.

לִּ֤י (לִּ֤) l “for”

And I pollute princes of the sanctuary, And I give Jacob to destruction, and Israel to revilings!

לַחֵ֙רֶם֙ (לַ) la. “to <the>”לְגִדּוּפִֽים׃ (לְ) le. “to”

This `one' saith, For Jehovah I `am', And this calleth `himself' by the name of Jacob, And this `one' writeth `with' his hand, `For Jehovah,' and by the name of Israel surnameth himself.

לַֽיהוָ֣ה (לַֽ) la. “[belong] to”לַֽיהוָ֔ה (לַֽ) la. “[belongs] to”

And who as I, doth call and declare it, And arrange it for Me, Since My placing the people of antiquity, And things that are coming, And those that do come, declare they to them?

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to”לָֽמוֹ׃ (לָֽ) la. “to”

Who hath formed a god, And a molten image poured out -- not profitable?

לְבִלְתִּ֖י (לְ) le. “to”

He hath wrought `with' wood, He hath stretched out a rule, He doth mark it out with a line, He maketh it with carving tools, And with a compass he marketh it out, And maketh it according to the form of a man, According to the beauty of a man, To remain in the house.

לָשֶׁ֥בֶת (לָ) la. “to”

Cutting down to himself cedars, He taketh also a cypress, and an oak, And he strengtheneth `it' for himself Among the trees of a forest, He hath planted an ash, and the shower doth nourish `it'.

לִכְרָת־ (לִ) li “to”ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “for <the>”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “for <the>”

And it hath been for man to burn, And he taketh of them, and becometh warm, Yea, he kindleth `it', and hath baked bread, Yea, he maketh a god, and boweth himself, He hath made it a graven image, And he falleth down to it.

לְאָדָם֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְבָעֵ֔ר (לְ) le. “to”לָֽמוֹ׃ (לָֽ) la. “to”

And its remnant for a god he hath made -- For his graven image, He falleth down to it, and worshippeth, And prayeth unto it, and he saith, `Deliver me, for my god thou `art'.'

לְאֵ֥ל (לְ) le. “<into>”לְפִסְל֑וֹ (לְ) le. “<into>”ל֤וֹ (ל֤) l “to”

And none doth turn `it' back unto his heart, Nor hath knowledge nor understanding to say, `Half of it I have burned in the fire, Yea, also, I have baked bread over its coals, I roast flesh and I eat, And its remnant for an abomination I make, To the stock of a tree I fall down.'

לֵאמֹר֒ (לֵ) le. “to”לְתוֹעֵבָ֣ה (לְ) le. “<into>”לְב֥וּל (לְ) le. “to”

Remember these, O Jacob, and Israel, For My servant thou `art', I formed thee, a servant to Me thou `art', O Israel, thou dost not forget Me.

לִי֙ (לִ) l “of”

Thus said Jehovah, thy redeemer, And thy framer from the womb: `I `am' Jehovah, doing all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself, Spreading out the earth -- who `is' with Me?

לְבַדִּ֔י (לְ) le. “to”

Confirming the word of His servant, The counsel of His messengers it perfecteth, Who is saying of Jerusalem, She is inhabited, And of cities of Judah, They shall be built, and her wastes I raise up,

לִירוּשָׁלִַ֜ם (לִ) li. “of”וּלְעָרֵ֤י (לְ) le. “of”

Who is saying to the deep, Be dry, and thy rivers I cause to dry up,

לַצּוּלָ֖ה (לַ) la. “to the”

Who is saying of Cyrus, My shepherd, And all my delight He doth perfect, So as to say of Jerusalem, Thou art built, And of the temple, Thou art founded.

לְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙ (לְ) le. “of”וְלֵאמֹ֤ר (לֵ) le. “to”לִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ (לִ) li. “of”

Thus said Jehovah, To His anointed, to Cyrus, Whose right hand I have laid hold on, To subdue nations before him, Yea, loins of kings I loose, To open before him two-leaved doors, Yea, gates are not shut:

לִמְשִׁיחוֹ֮ (לִ) li “to”לְכ֣וֹרֶשׁ (לְ) le. “to”לְרַד־ (לְ) le. “to”לְפָנָיו֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”לִפְתֹּ֤חַ (לִ) li “to”לְפָנָיו֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”

`I go before thee, and crooked places make straight, Two-leaved doors of brass I shiver, And bars of iron I cut asunder,

לְפָנֶ֣יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And have given to thee treasures of darkness, Even treasures of secret places, So that thou knowest that I, Jehovah, Who am calling on thy name -- `am' the God of Israel.

לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to”

For the sake of my servant Jacob, And of Israel My chosen, I call also thee by thy name, I surname thee, And thou hast not known Me.

לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Wo `to' him who is striving with his Former, (A potsherd with potsherds of the ground!) Doth clay say to its Framer, `What dost thou?' And thy work, `He hath no hands?'

לְיֹֽצְרוֹ֙ (לְ) le. “to”לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “[belong] to <the>”

Wo `to' him who is saying to a father, `What dost thou beget?' Or to a wife, `What dost thou bring forth?

לְאָ֖ב (לְ) le. “to”וּלְאִשָּׁ֖ה (לְ) le. “to”