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Because with your false words you have given pain to the heart of the upright man when I had not made him sad; in order to make strong the hands of the evil-doer so that he may not be turned from his evil way and get life:

וּלְחַזֵּק֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְבִלְתִּי־ (לְ) le. “to”לְהַחֲיֹתֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

For this cause you will see no more foolish visions or make false use of secret arts: and I will make my people free from your power; and you will be certain that I am the Lord.

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

Then certain of the responsible men of Israel came to me and took their seats before me.

לְפָנָֽי׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Son of man, these men have taken their false gods into their hearts and put before their faces the sin which is the cause of their fall: am I to give ear when they come to me for directions?

לָהֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “by”

For this cause say to them, These are the words of the Lord: Every man of Israel who has taken his false god into his heart, and put before his face the sin which is the cause of his fall, and comes to the prophet; I the Lord will give him an answer by m

לָכֵ֣ן (לָ) la. “<to>”ל֦וֹ (ל֦) l “to”

For this cause say to the children of Israel, These are the words of the Lord: Come back and give up your false gods and let your faces be turned from your disgusting things.

לָכֵ֞ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

When any one of the men of Israel, or of those from other lands who are living in Israel, who has become strange to me, and takes his false gods into his heart, and puts before his face the sin which is the cause of his fall, comes to the prophet to get

לִדְרָשׁ־ (לִ) li “to”ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “to <the>”לּ֖וֹ (לּ֖) l “to <the>”

And my face will be turned against that man, and I will make him a sign and a common saying, cutting him off from among my people; and you will be certain that I am the Lord.

לְא֣וֹת (לְ) le. “into”וְלִמְשָׁלִ֔ים (לִ) li “into”

So that the children of Israel may no longer go wandering away from me, or make themselves unclean with all their wrongdoing; but they will be my people, and I will be their God, says the Lord.

לִ֣י (לִ֣) l “for”לְעָ֗ם (לְ) le. “<into>”לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “for”לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים (לֵֽ) le. “<into>”

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Son of man, when a land, sinning against me, does wrong, and my hand is stretched out against it, and the support of its bread is broken, and I make it short of food, cutting off man and beast from it:

לִי֙ (לִ) l “to”לִמְעָל־ (לִ) li “by”לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “of”

Even if these three men were in it, by my life, says the Lord, they would not keep safe their sons or daughters, but only themselves, and the land would be made waste.

לְבַדָּם֙ (לְ) le. “to”

Even if these three men were in it, by my life, says the Lord, they would not keep safe their sons or daughters, but only themselves.

לְבַדָּ֖ם (לְ) le. “to”

Or if I send disease into that land, letting loose my wrath on it in blood, cutting off from it man and beast:

לְהַכְרִ֥ית (לְ) le. “to”

For this is what the Lord has said: How much more when I send my four bitter punishments on Jerusalem, the sword and need of food and evil beasts and disease, cutting off from it man and beast?

לְהַכְרִ֥ית (לְ) le. “to”

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Will its wood be used for any work? do men make of it a pin for hanging any vessel on?

לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לִמְלָאכָ֑ה (לִ) li “into”לִתְל֥וֹת (לִ) li “to”

See, it is put into the fire for burning: the fire has made a meal of its two ends and the middle part of it is burned; is it good for any work?

לָאֵ֖שׁ (לָ) la. “to the”לְאָכְלָ֑ה (לְ) le. “for”לִמְלָאכָֽה׃ (לִ) li “for”

Truly, before it was cut down, it was not used for any purpose: how much less, when the fire has made a meal of it and it is burned, will it be made into anything?

לִמְלָאכָ֑ה (לִ) li “into”לִמְלָאכָֽה׃ (לִ) li “into”

For this cause the Lord has said: Like the vine-tree among the trees of the woods which I have given to the fire for burning, so will I give the people of Jerusalem.

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”לָאֵ֖שׁ (לָ) la. “to the”לְאָכְלָ֑ה (לְ) le. “for”

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And say, This is what the Lord has said to Jerusalem: Your start and your birth was from the land of the Canaanite; an Amorite was your father and your mother was a Hittite.

לִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (לִ) li. “to”

As for your birth, on the day of your birth your cord was not cut and you were not washed in water to make you clean; you were not salted or folded in linen bands.

לְמִשְׁעִ֑י (לְ) le. “for”

No eye had pity on you to do any of these things to you or to be kind to you; but you were put out into the open country, because your life was hated at the time of your birth.

לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לָ֛ךְ (לָ֛) la “for”לְחֻמְלָ֣ה (לְ) le. “for”