H9005–/ל–l

Hear this word that Jehovah hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?

ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “[belongs] to”

Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is [supplied: set] for him? shall a snare spring up from the ground, and have taken nothing at all?

לָ֑הּ (לָ֑) La “for”

Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: An adversary [supplied: there shall be], even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be plundered.

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

For in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him, I will also visit the altars of Beth-el; and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.

לָאָֽרֶץ׃ (לָ) la. “to the”

Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush the needy, that say unto their lords, Bring, and let us drink.

לַאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖ם (לַ) la. “to”

Come to Beth-el, and transgress; to Gilgal, [supplied: and] multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, [supplied: and] your tithes every three days;

לִפְשֹׁ֑עַ (לִ) li “to”לַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ (לַ) la. “to the”לִשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת (לִ) li “to”

And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places; yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.

לָכֶ֜ם (לָ) la. “to”

And I also have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

לַקָּצִ֔יר (לַ) la. “[were] to the”

So two or three cities wandered unto one city to drink water, and were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.

לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת (לִ) li “to”

Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel; [supplied: and] because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.

לָכֵ֕ן (לָ) la. “<to>”לְּךָ֖ (לְּ) le. “to”לָּ֔ךְ (לָּ֔) La “to”לִקְרַאת־ (לִ) li “to”

For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought; that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the Earth-jehovah, the God of hosts, is his name.

לְאָדָם֙ (לְ) le. “to”

For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a hundred shall have ten left, to the house of Israel.

לְבֵ֥ית (לְ) le. “of”

For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live;

לְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “to”

but seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought.

לְאָֽוֶן׃ (לְ) le. “<into>”

Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el.

לְבֵֽית־ (לְ) le. “[will belong] to”

Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,

לְלַעֲנָ֖ה (לְ) le. “into”לָאָ֥רֶץ (לָ) la. “to the”

[supplied: seek him] that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth (Jehovah is his name);

לַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ (לַ) la. “into <the>”לְמֵֽי־ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.

לָ֠כֵן (לָ֠) La. “<to>”

Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all the broad ways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! Alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful in lamentation to wailing.

לָ֠כֵן (לָ֠) La. “<to>”

Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light.

לָמָּה־ (לָ) la. “<to>”לָכֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “to”

Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “[will belong] to”

Yea, though ye offer me your burnt-offerings and meal-offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.

לִ֥י (לִ֥) l “to”

Did ye bring unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

לִ֧י (לִ֧) l “to”