H0408–אַל–al

Come up against her one and all, let her store-houses be broken open: make her into a mass of stones, give her to the curse, till there is nothing of her to be seen.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

Send for the archers to come together against Babylon, all the bowmen; put up your tents against her on every side; let no one get away: give her the reward of her work; as she has done, so do to her: for she has been uplifted in pride against the Lord,

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

Against her the bow of the archer is bent, and he puts on his coat of metal: have no mercy on her young men, give all her army up to the curse.

אֶֽל־ 'el- “may not”וְאֶל־ (אֶל) 'el- “may not”וְאַֽל־ (אַֽל) 'al- “may not”

Go in flight out of Babylon, so that every man may keep his life; do not be cut off in her evil-doing: for it is the time of the Lord's punishment; he will give her her reward.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

You who have got away safe from the sword, go, waiting for nothing; have the Lord in memory when you are far away, and keep Jerusalem in mind.

אַֽל־ 'al- “may not”

Let your cry go up to the Lord: O wall of the daughter of Zion, let your weeping be flowing down like a stream day and night; give yourself no rest, let not your eyes keep back the drops of sorrow.

אַֽל־ 'al- “may not”אַל־ 'al- “may not”

My voice came to you; let not your ear be shut to my breathing, to my cry.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

You came near in the day when I made my prayer to you: you said, Have no fear.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

Away! unclean! they were crying out to them, Away! away! let there be no touching: when they went away in flight and wandering, men said among the nations, There is no further resting-place for them.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

And you, son of man, have no fear of them or of their words, even if sharp thorns are round you and you are living among scorpions: have no fear of their words and do not be overcome by their looks, for they are an uncontrolled people.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”אַל־ 'al- “may not”אַל־ 'al- “may not”אַל־ 'al- “may not”

But you, son of man, give ear to what I say to you, and do not be uncontrolled like that uncontrolled people: let your mouth be open and take what I give you.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

The time has come, the day is near: let not him who gives a price for goods be glad, or him who gets the price have sorrow:

אַל־ 'al- “may not”אַל־ 'al- “may not”

And to these he said in my hearing, Go through the town after him using your axes: do not let your eyes have mercy, and have no pity:

אַל 'al- “not”וְאַל־ (אַל) 'al- “may not”

Give up to destruction old men and young men and virgins, little children and women: but do not come near any man who has the mark on him: and make a start at my holy place. So they made a start with the old men who were before the house.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

And I said to them, Let every man among you put away the disgusting things to which his eyes are turned, and do not make yourselves unclean with the images of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

And I said to their children in the waste land, Do not be guided by the rules of your fathers or keep their orders or make yourselves unclean with their images:

אַל־ 'al- “may not”אַל־ 'al- “may not”אַל־ 'al- “may not”

O Lord, give ear; O Lord, have forgiveness; O Lord, take note and do; let there be no more waiting; for the honour of your name, O my God, because your town and your people are named by your name.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

Then he said to me, Have no fear, Daniel; for from the first day when you gave your heart to getting wisdom and making yourself poor in spirit before your God, your words have come to his ears: and I have come because of your words.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

Then he said, It is clear to you why I have come to you. And now I will give you an account of what is recorded in the true writings:

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

Let no man go to law or make protests, for your people are like those who go to law with a priest.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”וְאַל־ (אַל) 'al- “may not”

Do not you, O Israel, come into error; do not you, O Judah, come to Gilgal, or go up to Beth-aven, or take an oath, By the living Lord.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”וְאַל־ (אַל) 'al- “may not”וְאַֽל־ (אַֽל) 'al- “may not”וְאַל־ (אַל) 'al- “may not”

Have no joy, O Israel, and do not be glad like the nations; for you have been untrue to your God; your desire has been for the loose woman's reward on every grain-floor.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

Let your hearts be broken, and not your clothing, and come back to the Lord your God: for he is full of grace and pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, ready to be turned from his purpose of punishment.

וְאַל־ (אַל) 'al- “may not [it be]”

Let the priests, the servants of the Lord, be weeping between the covered way and the altar, and let them say, Have mercy on your people, O Lord, do not give up your heritage to shame, so that the nations become their rulers: why let them say among the p

וְאַל־ (אַל) 'al- “may not”

Have no fear, O land; be glad with great joy; for the Lord has done great things.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”