H3808–לֹא–lo

Say thou, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it may wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? and not by a strong arm or much people can it be raised from the roots thereof.

הֲלוֹא֩ (לוֹא֩) lO' “not”וְלֹֽא־ (לֹֽא) lo'- “not”

Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the beds where it grew.

הֲלוֹא֩ (לוֹא֩) lO' “not”

Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and brought them to him to Babylon:

הֲלֹ֥א (לֹ֥א) Lo' “not”

As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

לֹ֗א Lo' “not”

Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off many persons.

וְלֹא֩ (לֹא֩) Lo' “not”

For he hath despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet hath done all these things; he shall not escape.

לֹ֥א lo' “not”

Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, I will even bring it upon his own head.

לֹ֗א Lo' “not”

and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbor's wife, neither hath come near to a woman in her impurity,

לֹ֣א lo' “not”לֹ֣א lo' “not”לֹ֣א lo' “not”לֹ֥א lo' “not”

and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath taken nought by robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

לֹ֣א lo' “not”לֹ֣א lo' “not”

he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man,

לֹֽא־ lo'- “not”לֹ֣א lo' “not”

and that doeth not any of those [ergänzt: duties], but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbor's wife,

לֹ֣א lo' “not”

hath wronged the poor and needy, hath taken by robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,

לֹ֣א lo' “not”

hath given forth upon interest, and hath taken increase; shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.

לֹ֣א lo' “not”

Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins, which he hath done, and feareth, and doeth not such like;

וְלֹ֥א (לֹ֥א) Lo' “not”

that hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbor's wife,

לֹ֣א lo' “not”לֹ֣א lo' “not”לֹ֥א lo' “not”

neither hath wronged any, hath not taken aught to pledge, neither hath taken by robbery, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

לֹ֣א lo' “not”לֹ֣א lo' “not”לֹ֣א lo' “not”

that hath withdrawn his hand from the poor, that hath not received interest nor increase, hath executed mine ordinances, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.

לֹ֣א lo' “not”לֹ֥א lo' “not”

As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he shall die in his iniquity.

לֹא־ lo'- “not”

Yet say ye, Wherefore doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? when the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

לֹא־ lo'- “not”

The soul that sinneth, it shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

לֹא־ lo'- “not”לֹ֤א lo' “not”

But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

לֹ֥א lo' “not”

None of his transgressions that he hath committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.

לֹ֥א lo' “not”

Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord Jehovah; and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?

הֲל֛וֹא (ל֛וֹא) Lo' “not”

But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? None of his righteous deeds that he hath done shall be remembered: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

לֹ֣א lo' “not”

Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel: Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?

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