H0408–אַל–al

Come ye in to her from the extremity, Open ye her storehouses, Raise her up as heaps, and devote her, Let her have no remnant.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

Summon unto Babylon archers, all treading the bow, Encamp against her round about, Let `her' have no escape; Recompense to her according to her work, According to all that she did -- do to her, For unto Jehovah she hath been proud, Unto the Holy One of Israel.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

Let not the treader tread his bow, Nor lift himself up in his coat of mail, Nor have ye pity on her young men, Devote ye to destruction all her host.

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

Flee ye from the midst of Babylon, And deliver ye each his soul, Be not cut off in its iniquity, For a time of vengeance it `is' to Jehovah, Recompence He is rendering to her.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

Ye escaped of the sword, go on, stand not, Remember ye from afar Jehovah, And let Jerusalem come up on your heart.

אַֽל־ 'al- “may not”

Cried hath their heart unto the Lord; O wall of the daughter of Zion, Cause to go down as a stream tears daily and nightly, Give not rest to thyself, Let not the daughter of thine eye stand still.

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

My voice Thou hast heard, Hide not Thine ear at my breathing -- at my cry.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

Thou hast drawn near in the day I call Thee, Thou hast said, Fear not.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

`Turn aside -- unclean,' they called to them, `Turn aside, turn aside, touch not,' For they fled -- yea, they have wandered, They have said among nations: `They do not add to sojourn.'

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

`And thou, son of man, thou art not afraid of them, yea, of their words thou art not afraid, for briers and thorns are with thee, and near scorpions thou art dwelling, of their words thou art not afraid, and of their faces thou art not affrighted, for they `are' a rebellious house,

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

`And thou, son of man, hear that which I am speaking unto thee: Thou art not rebellious like the rebellious house, open thy mouth, and eat that which I am giving unto thee.'

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

Come hath the time, arrived hath the day, The buyer doth not rejoice, And the seller doth not become a mourner, For wrath `is' unto all its multitude.

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

And to the others he said in mine ears, `Pass on into the city after him, and smite; your eye doth not pity, nor do ye spare;

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

aged, young man, and virgin, and infant, and women, ye do slay -- to destruction; and against any man on whom `is' the mark ye do not go nigh, and from My sanctuary ye begin.'

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

And I say unto them, Let each cast away the detestable things of his eyes, And with the idols of Egypt be not defiled, I `am' Jehovah your God.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

And I say to their sons in the wilderness: In the statutes of your fathers ye walk not, And their judgments ye do not observe, And with their idols ye are not defiled.

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

O lord, hear, O Lord, forgive; O Lord, attend and do; do not delay, for Thine own sake, O my God, for Thy name is called on Thy city, and on Thy people.'

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

And he saith unto me: Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that thou didst give thy heart to understand, and to humble thyself before thy God, thy words have been heard, and I have come because of thy words.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

and he saith: Do not fear, O man greatly desired, peace to thee, be strong, yea, be strong; and when he speaketh with me, I have strengthened myself, and I say, Let my lord speak, for thou hast strengthened me.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

Only, let no one strive, nor reprove a man, And thy people `are' as those striving with a priest.

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

Though a harlot thou `art', O Israel, Let not Judah become guilty, And come not ye in to Gilgal, nor go up to Beth-Aven, Nor swear ye, Jehovah liveth.

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

`Rejoice not, O Israel, be not joyful like the peoples, For thou hast gone a-whoring from thy God, Thou hast loved a gift near all floors of corn.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”

And rend your heart, and not your garments, And turn back unto Jehovah your God, For gracious and merciful `is' He, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness, And He hath repented concerning the evil.

וְאַל־ (אַל) 'al- “may not [it be]”

Between the porch and the altar weep let the priests, ministrants of Jehovah, And let them say: `Have pity, O Jehovah, on Thy people, And give not Thy inheritance to reproach, To the ruling over them of nations, Why do they say among peoples, Where `is' their God?'

וְאַל־ (אַל) 'al- “may not”

Do not fear, O land! joy and rejoice, For Jehovah hath exerted Himself to work.

אַל־ 'al- “may not”