H9005–/ל–l

Hear this word that Yahweh has spoken against you, 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 thicket, When he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out of his den, If he has caught nothing?

ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “[belongs] to”

Can a bird fall in a trap on the earth, Where no snare is set for him? Does a snare spring up from the ground, When there is nothing to catch?

לָ֑הּ (לָ֑) La “for”

Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: "An adversary will overrun the land; And he will pull down your strongholds, And your fortresses will be plundered."

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

"For in the day that I visit the transgressions of Israel on him, I will also visit the altars of Bethel; And the horns of the altar will be cut off, And fall to the ground.

לָאָֽרֶץ׃ (לָ) la. “to the”

Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their lords, "Bring, and let us drink."

לַאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖ם (לַ) la. “to”

"Go to Bethel, and sin; To Gilgal, and sin more. Bring your sacrifices every morning, Your tithes every three days,

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

"I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, And lack of bread in every town; Yet you haven't returned to me," says Yahweh.

לָכֶ֜ם (לָ) la. “to”

"I also have withheld the rain from you, When there were yet three months to the harvest; And I caused it to rain on one city, And caused it not to rain on another city. One place was rained on, And the piece where it didn't rain withered.

לַקָּצִ֔יר (לַ) la. “[were] to the”

So two or three cities staggered to one city to drink water, And were not satisfied: Yet you haven't returned to me," says Yahweh.

לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת (לִ) li “to”

"Therefore thus will I do to you, Israel; Because I will do this to you, Prepare to meet your God, Israel.

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

For, behold, he who forms the mountains, And creates the wind, And declares to man what is his thought; Who makes the morning darkness, And treads on the high places of the Earth: Yahweh, the God of hosts, is his name."

לְאָדָם֙ (לְ) le. “to”

For thus says the Lord Yahweh: "The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, And that which went forth one hundred shall have ten left to the house of Israel."

לְבֵ֥ית (לְ) le. “of”

For thus says Yahweh to the house of Israel: "Seek me, and you will live;

לְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “to”

But don't seek Bethel, Nor enter into Gilgal, And don't pass to Beersheba: For Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, And Bethel shall come to nothing.

לְאָֽוֶן׃ (לְ) le. “<into>”

Seek Yahweh, and you will live; Lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, And it devour, and there be no one to quench it in Bethel.

לְבֵֽית־ (לְ) le. “[will belong] to”

You who turn justice to wormwood, And cast down righteousness to the earth:

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

Seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, And turns the shadow of death into the morning, And makes the day dark with night; Who calls for the waters of the sea, And pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh is his name,

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

Forasmuch therefore as you trample on the poor, And take taxes from him of wheat: You have built houses of hewn stone, But you will not dwell in them. You have planted pleasant vineyards, But you shall not drink their wine.

לָ֠כֵן (לָ֠) La. “<to>”

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

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

Therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the Lord: "Wailing will be in all the broad ways; And they will say in all the streets, 'Alas! Alas!' And they will call the farmer to mourning, And those who are skillful in lamentation to wailing.

לָ֠כֵן (לָ֠) La. “<to>”

"Woe to you who desire the day of Yahweh! Why do you long for the day of Yahweh? It is darkness, And not light.

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

Will the day of Yahweh not be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?

לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “[will belong] to”

Yes, though you offer me your burnt offerings and meal-offerings, I will not accept them; Neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat animals.

לִ֥י (לִ֥) l “to”

"Did you bring to me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, house of Israel?

לִ֧י (לִ֧) l “to”