H9005–/ל–l

Thus said Jehovah, `The labour of Egypt, And the merchandise of Cush, And of the Sebaim -- men of measure, Unto thee pass over, and thine they are, After thee they go, in fetters they pass over, And unto thee they bow themselves, Unto thee they pray: Only in thee `is' God, And there is none else, no `other' God.

וְלָ֣ךְ (לָ֣) La “to”

For thus said Jehovah, Creator of heaven, He is God, Former of earth, and its Maker, He established it -- not empty He prepared it, For inhabiting He formed it: `I `am' Jehovah, and there is none else.

לָשֶׁ֣בֶת (לָ) la. “to”

Not in secret have I spoken, in a dark place of the earth, I have not said to the seed of Jacob, In vain seek ye Me, I `am' Jehovah, speaking righteousness, Declaring uprightness.

לְזֶ֥רַע (לְ) le. “to”

By Myself I have sworn, Gone out from my mouth in righteousness hath a word, And it turneth not back, That to Me, bow doth every knee, every tongue swear.

לִי֙ (לִ) l “to”

Only in Jehovah, said hath one, Have I righteousness and strength, Unto Him he cometh in, And ashamed are all those displeased with Him.

לִ֥י (לִ֥) l “of”

Bowed down hath Bel, stooping is Nebo, Their idols have been for the beast and for cattle, Your burdens are loaded, a burden to the weary.

לַחַיָּ֖ה (לַ) la. “to the”וְלַבְּהֵמָ֑ה (לַ) la. “to the”לַעֲיֵפָֽה׃ (לַ) la. “for”

To whom do ye liken Me, and make equal? And compare Me, that we may be like?

לְמִ֥י (לְ) le. “to”

I have brought near My righteousness, It is not far off, And My salvation -- it doth not tarry, And I have given in Zion salvation, To Israel My glory!

לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (לְ) le. “to”

Come down, and sit on the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, Sit on the earth, there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans, For no more do they cry to thee, `O tender and delicate one.'

לָאָ֥רֶץ (לָ) la. “to the”לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “<to>”

Sit silent, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans, For no more do they cry to thee, `Mistress of kingdoms.'

לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “<to>”

I have been wroth against My people, I have polluted Mine inheritance And I give them into thy hand, Thou hast not appointed for them mercies, On the aged thou hast made thy yoke very heavy,

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”

And thou sayest, `To the age I am mistress,' While thou hast not laid these things to thy heart, Thou hast not remembered the latter end of it.

לְעוֹלָ֖ם (לְ) le. “for”

And now, hear this, O luxurious one, Who is sitting confidently -- Who is saying in her heart, `I `am', and none else, I sit not a widow, nor know bereavement.'

לָבֶ֔טַח (לָ) la. “to”

And come in to thee do these two things, In a moment, in one day, childlessness and widowhood, According to their perfection they have come upon thee, In the multitude of thy sorceries, In the exceeding might of thy charms.

לָּ֨ךְ (לָּ֨) la “to”

Thou hast been wearied in the multitude of thy counsels, Stand up, I pray thee, and save thee, Let the charmers of the heavens, Those looking on the stars, Those teaching concerning the months, From those things that come on thee!

לֶחֳדָשִׁ֔ים (לֶ) le. “to the”

Lo, they have been as stubble! Fire hath burned them, They deliver not themselves from the power of the flame, There is not a coal to warm them, a light to sit before it.

לַחְמָ֔ם (לַ) la “to”לָשֶׁ֥בֶת (לָ) la. “to”

So have they been to thee with whom thou hast laboured, Thy merchants from thy youth, Each to his passage they have wandered, Thy saviour is not!

לָ֖ךְ (לָ֖) la “for”לְעֶבְרוֹ֙ (לְ) le. “to”

And I declare to thee from that time, Before it cometh I have caused thee to hear, Lest thou say, `Mine idol hath done them, And my graven image, And my molten image did command them.

לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to”

Now they have been produced and not from that time, Yea, before the day, and thou hast not heard them, Lest thou say, `Lo, I have known them.'

וְלִפְנֵי־ (לִ) li “<to>”

Yea, thou hast not heard, Yea, thou hast not known, Yea, from that time not opened hath thine ear, For I have known thou dealest treacherously, And `Transgressor from the belly,' One is crying to thee.

לָֽךְ׃ (לָֽ) La “to <the>”

For My name's sake I defer Mine anger, And My praise I restrain for thee, So as not to cut thee off.

לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “to”לְבִלְתִּ֖י (לְ) le. “to”

For My sake, for Mine own sake, I do `it', For how is it polluted? And Mine honour to another I give not.

לְאַחֵ֥ר (לְ) le. “to”

Thus said Jehovah, thy redeemer, The Holy One of Israel, `I `am' Jehovah thy God, teaching thee to profit, Causing thee to tread in the way thou goest.

לְהוֹעִ֔יל (לְ) le. “to”

O that thou hadst attended to My commands, Then as a river is thy peace, And thy righteousness as billows of the sea,

לְמִצְוֹתָ֑י (לְ) le. “to”

And as sand is thy seed, And the offspring of thy bowels as its gravel, Not cut off nor destroyed his name before Me.

מִלְּפָנָֽי׃ (לְּ) le. “to”