H9005–/ל–l

Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me: Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.

לְדָרְשֵׁ֑נִי (לְ) le. “to”לָכֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”לְעֶזְרָ֔ה (לְ) le. “to”לְאַרְצ֖וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

Thus saith Jehovah: Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans are certainly gone away from us; for they are not gone.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

that Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to have his portion there among the people.

לָלֶ֖כֶת (לָ) la. “to”לַחֲלִ֥ק (לַ) la. “to”

And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was there whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he laid hold on the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Thou art deserting to the Chaldeans.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in the place of confinement in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

לְבֵ֥ית (לְ) le. “into”

And Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in the prison?

לְךָ֤ (לְ) le. “to”וְלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ (לַ) la. “to”וְלָעָ֣ם (לָ) la. “to the”

And where are your prophets that prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?

לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And now hear, I pray thee, my lord, O king: let my supplication, I pray thee, come before thee; and cause me not to return into the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.

לְפָנֶ֔יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard, and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. And Jeremiah abode in the court of the guard.

ל֨וֹ (ל֨) l “to <the>”לַיּוֹם֙ (לַ) la “to the”

And Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchijah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Thus saith Jehovah: He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; and he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.

לּ֥וֹ (לּ֥) l “to <the>”לְשָׁלָ֖ל (לְ) le. “to”

And the princes said unto the king, Let this man, we pray thee, be put to death; for why should he weaken the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking to them according to these words? for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

לְדַבֵּ֣ר (לְ) le. “by”לְשָׁל֛וֹם (לְ) le. “for”לָעָ֥ם (לָ) la. “for the”לְרָעָֽה׃ (לְ) le. “for”

-- and Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spoke to the king, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

My lord, O king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to the prophet Jeremiah, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he will die by reason of the famine in the place where he is; for there is no more bread in the city.

לְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּ (לְ) le. “to”

And the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put, I pray, [supplied: these] old shreds and rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

לַחֲבָלִ֑ים (לַ) la. “to”

And Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare [supplied: it] unto thee, wilt thou not certainly put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, thou wilt not hearken unto me.

לְךָ֔ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

And king Zedekiah swore secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, [supplied: As] Jehovah liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָ֨נוּ (לָ֨) La. “for <the>”

And Jeremiah said, They shall not give [supplied: thee] over. Hearken, I beseech thee, unto the voice of Jehovah, in that which I speak unto thee; so shall it be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.

לַאֲשֶׁ֤ר (לַ) la. “to”לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “for <the>”

But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word which Jehovah hath shewn me:

לָצֵ֑את (לָ) la. “to”

Behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes; and they shall say, Thy familiar friends have set thee on, and have prevailed over thee; thy feet are sunk in the mire, they are turned away back.

לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

And if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; and what hath the king said unto thee?

לָ֜נוּ (לָ֜) La. “to <the>”

then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְבִלְתִּ֧י (לְ) le. “to”לָמ֥וּת (לָ) la. “to”

-- And all the princes came to Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. And they withdrew quietly from him; for the matter was not reported.

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”

And it came to pass when Jerusalem was taken, in the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.

לְצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּ (לְ) le. “of”