H9005–/ל–l

Hear ye this word that Jehovah hath spoken concerning you, O sons of Israel, concerning all the family that I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying:

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Roar doth a lion in a forest and prey he hath none? Give out doth a young lion his voice from his habitation, If he hath not caught?

ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “[belongs] to”

Doth a bird fall into a snare of the earth, And there is no gin for it? Doth a snare go up from the ground, And prey it captureth not?

לָ֑הּ (לָ֑) La “for”

Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: An adversary -- and surrounding the land, And he hath brought down from thee thy strength, And spoiled have been thy palaces.

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

For in the day of My charging the transgressions of Israel on him, I have laid a charge on the altars of Beth-El, And cut off have been the horns of the altar, And they have fallen to the earth.

לָאָֽרֶץ׃ (לָ) la. “to the”

Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, Who `are' in the mountain of Samaria, Who are oppressing the poor, Who are bruising the needy, Who are saying to their lords: `Bring in, and we do drink.'

לַאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖ם (לַ) la. “to”

Enter ye Beth-El, and transgress, At Gilgal multiply transgression, And bring in every morning your sacrifices, Every third year your tithes.

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

And I also -- I have given to you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, And lack of bread in all your places, And ye have not turned back unto Me, an affirmation of Jehovah.

לָכֶ֜ם (לָ) la. “to”

And I also -- I have withheld from you the rain. While yet three months to harvest, And I have sent rain on one city, And on another city I do not send rain, One portion is rained on, And the portion on which it raineth not withereth.

לַקָּצִ֔יר (לַ) la. “[were] to the”

And wandered have two or three cities, Unto the same city to drink water, And they are not satisfied, And ye have not turned back unto Me, An affirmation of Jehovah.

לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת (לִ) li “to”

Therefore, thus I do to thee, O Israel, at last, Because this I do 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, the former of mountains, and creator of wind, And the declarer to man what `is' His thought, He is making dawn obscurity, And is treading on high places of earth, Jehovah, God of Hosts, `is' His name!

לְאָדָם֙ (לְ) le. “to”

For thus said the Lord Jehovah: The city that is going out a thousand, Doth leave an hundred, And that which is going out an hundred, Doth leave ten to the house of Israel.

לְבֵ֥ית (לְ) le. “of”

For thus said Jehovah to the house of Israel: Seek ye Me, and live,

לְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “to”

And seek not Beth-El, and Gilgal enter not, And Beer-Sheba pass not through, For Gilgal doth utterly remove, And Beth-El doth become vanity.

לְאָֽוֶן׃ (לְ) le. “<into>”

Seek ye Jehovah, and live, Lest He prosper as fire `against' the house of Joseph, And it hath consumed, And there is no quencher for Beth-El.

לְבֵֽית־ (לְ) le. “[will belong] to”

Ye who are turning to wormwood judgment, And righteousness to the earth have put down,

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

The maker of Kimah and Kesil, And the turner to morning of death-shade, And day `as' night He hath made dark, Who is calling to the waters of the sea, And poureth them on the face of the earth, Jehovah `is' His name;

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

Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of corn ye take from him, Houses of hewn work ye have built, And ye do not dwell in them, Desirable vineyards ye have planted, And ye do not drink their wine.

לָ֠כֵן (לָ֠) La. “<to>”

Therefore is the wise at that time silent, For an evil time it `is'.

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

Therefore, thus said Jehovah, God of Hosts, the Lord, In all broad places `is' lamentation, And in all out-places they say, `Alas, alas,' And called the husbandman to mourning, And to lamentation the skilful of wailing.

לָ֠כֵן (לָ֠) La. “<to>”

Ho, ye who are desiring the day of Jehovah, Why `is' this to you -- the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light,

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

Is not the day of Jehovah darkness and not light, Even thick darkness that hath no brightness?

לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “[will belong] to”

For though ye cause burnt-offerings and your presents to ascend to Me, I am not pleased, And the peace-offering of your fatlings I behold not.

לִ֥י (לִ֥) l “to”

Sacrifices and offering did ye bring nigh to Me, In a wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

לִ֧י (לִ֧) l “to”