H9005–/ל–l

Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from 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 hath taken nothing?

ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “[belongs] to”

Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?

לָ֑הּ (לָ֑) La “for”

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even around the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be plundered.

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

That 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 heifers of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.

לַאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖ם (לַ) la. “to”

Come to Beth-el and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years:

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 to me, saith the LORD.

לָכֶ֜ם (לָ) la. “to”

And also I have withheld 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 on which it rained not withered.

לַקָּצִ֔יר (לַ) la. “[were] to the”

So two or three cities wandered to one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned to me, saith the LORD.

לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת (לִ) li “to”

Therefore thus will I do to thee, O Israel: and because I will do this to 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 to man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name.

לְאָדָם֙ (לְ) le. “to”

For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave a hundred, and that which went forth by a hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.

לְבֵ֥ית (לְ) le. “of”

For thus saith the LORD to 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 naught.

לְאָֽוֶן׃ (לְ) le. “<into>”

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

לְבֵֽית־ (לְ) le. “[will belong] to”

Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness on the earth,

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

Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shades 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 your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens 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 wine of them.

לָ֠כֵן (לָ֠) La. “<to>”

Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skillful in lamentation to wailing.

לָ֠כֵן (לָ֠) La. “<to>”

Woe to you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.

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

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

לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “[will belong] to”

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

לִ֥י (לִ֥) l “to”

Have ye offered to me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

לִ֧י (לִ֧) l “to”