H3808–לֹא–lo

Come together, even come near, you nations who are still living: they have no knowledge who take up their image of wood, and make prayer to a god in whom is no salvation.

לֹ֣א lo' “not”לֹ֥א lo' “[which] not”

Give the word, put forward your cause, let us have a discussion together: who has given news of this in the past? who made it clear in early times? did not I, the Lord? and there is no God but me; a true God and a saviour; there is no other.

הֲל֨וֹא (ל֨וֹא) Lo' “not”

By myself have I taken an oath, a true word has gone from my mouth, and will not be changed, that to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give honour.

וְלֹ֣א (לֹ֣א) Lo' “not”

They are bent down, they are falling together: they were not able to keep their images safe, but they themselves have been taken prisoner.

לֹ֥א lo' “not”

They put him on their backs, and take him up, and put him in his fixed place, from which he may not be moved; if a man gives a cry for help to him, he is unable to give an answer, or get him out of his trouble.

לֹ֣א lo' “not”וְלֹ֣א (לֹ֣א) Lo' “not”לֹ֥א lo' “not”

Making clear from the first what is to come, and from past times the things which have not so far come about; saying, My purpose is fixed, and I will do all my pleasure;

לֹא־ lo'- “not”

My righteousness is near, it is not far off; salvation will come quickly; and I will make Zion free, and give Israel my glory.

לֹ֣א lo' “not”לֹ֣א lo' “not”

Come and take your seat in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; come down from your seat of power, and take your place on the earth, O daughter of the Chaldaeans: for you will never again seem soft and delicate.

לֹ֤א lo' “not”

The shame of your unclothed condition will be seen by all: I will give punishment without mercy,

וְלֹ֥א (לֹ֥א) Lo' “not”

Be seated in the dark without a word, O daughter of the Chaldaeans: for you will no longer be named, The Queen of Kingdoms.

לֹ֤א lo' “not”

I was angry with my people, I put shame on my heritage, and gave them into your hands: you had no mercy on them; you put a cruel yoke on those who were old;

לֹא־ lo'- “not”

And you said, I will be a queen for ever: you did not give attention to these things, and did not keep in mind what would come after.

לֹא־ lo'- “not”לֹ֥א lo' “not”

So now take note of this, you who are given up to pleasure, living without fear of evil, saying in your heart, I am, and there is no one like me; I will never be a widow, or have my children taken from me.

לֹ֤א lo' “not”וְלֹ֥א (לֹ֥א) Lo' “not”

Because of this evil will come on you, which may not be turned away for any price: and trouble will overtake you, from which no money will give salvation: destruction will come on you suddenly, without your knowledge.

לֹ֤א lo' “not”לֹ֥א lo' “not”לֹ֥א lo' “[which] not”

Truly, they have become like dry stems, they have been burned in the fire; they are not able to keep themselves safe from the power of the flame: it is not a coal for warming them, or a fire by which a man may be seated.

לֹֽא־ lo'- “not”

Give ear to this, O family of Jacob, you who are named by the name of Israel, and have come out of the body of Judah; who take oaths by the name of the Lord, and make use of the name of the God of Israel, but not truly and not in good faith.

לֹ֥א lo' “not”וְלֹ֥א (לֹ֥א) Lo' “not”

All this has come to your ears and you have seen it; will you not give witness to it? I am now making clear new things, even secret things, of which you had no knowledge.

הֲל֣וֹא (ל֣וֹא) Lo' “not”וְלֹ֥א (לֹ֥א) Lo' “not”

They have only now been effected, and not in the past: and before this day they had not come to your ears; for fear that you might say, I had knowledge of them.

וְלֹ֣א (לֹ֣א) Lo' “not”וְלֹ֣א (לֹ֣א) Lo' “not”

Truly you had no word of them, no knowledge of them; no news of them in the past had come to your ears; because I saw how false was your behaviour, and that your heart was turned against me from your earliest days.

לֹֽא־ lo'- “not”לֹ֣א lo' “not”לֹא־ lo'- “not”

See, I have been testing you for myself like silver; I have put you through the fire of trouble.

וְלֹ֣א (לֹ֣א) Lo' “not”

For myself, even because of my name, I will do it; for I will not let my name be shamed; and my glory I will not give to another.

לֹֽא־ lo'- “not”

Come near to me, and give ear to this; from the start I did not keep it secret; from the time of its coming into existence I was there: and now the Lord God has sent me, and given me his spirit.

לֹ֤א lo' “not”

Your seed would have been like the sand, and your offspring like the dust: your name would not be cut off or come to an end before me.

לֹֽא־ lo'- “not”וְֽלֹא־ (לֹא) lo'- “not”

They had no need of water when he was guiding them through the waste lands: he made water come out of the rock for them: the rock was parted and the waters came flowing out.

וְלֹ֣א (לֹ֣א) Lo' “not”

They will not be in need of food or drink, or be troubled by the heat or the sun: for he who has mercy on them will be their guide, taking them by the springs of water.

לֹ֤א lo' “not”וְלֹ֣א (לֹ֣א) Lo' “not”וְלֹא־ (לֹא) lo'- “not”