H4616–מַ֫עַן–ma.an

Why, O Jehovah, hast thou made us to err from thy ways, hast hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.

לְמַ֣עַן le.Ma.'an “for [the] sake of”

Thus saith Jehovah: As the new wine is found in the cluster, and it is said, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it; so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy [ergänzt: them] all.

לְמַ֣עַן le.Ma.'an “for [the] sake of”

Hear the word of Jehovah, ye that tremble at his word: Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let Jehovah be glorified, and let us see your joy! but they shall be ashamed.

לְמַ֤עַן le.Ma.'an “for [the] sake of”

because ye shall suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; because ye shall drink out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.

לְמַ֤עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”לְמַ֧עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

Wash thy heart, Jerusalem, from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

לְמַ֖עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

then ye come and stand before me, in this house which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered, -- in order to do all these abominations!

לְמַ֣עַן le.Ma.'an “so as”

The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.

לְמַ֖עַן le.Ma.'an “so as”

Is it I whom they provoke to anger? saith Jehovah; is it not themselves, to the shame of their own face?

לְמַ֖עַן le.Ma.'an “for [the] sake of”

but I commanded them this thing, saying, Hearken unto my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people; and walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.

לְמַ֖עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will this time sling out the inhabitants of the land, and will distress them, that they may be found.

לְמַ֥עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

that I may perform the oath that I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. And I answered and said, Amen, Jehovah!

לְמַעַן֩ le.ma.'An “so as”

Jehovah, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou act for thy name's sake; for our backslidings are many -- we have sinned against thee.

לְמַ֣עַן le.Ma.'an “for [the] sake of”

For thy name's sake, do not spurn [ergänzt: us], do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.

לְמַ֣עַן le.Ma.'an “for [the] sake of”

But ye have not hearkened unto me, saith Jehovah; that ye might provoke me to anger with the work of your hands, to your own hurt.

לְמַ֧עַן le.Ma.'an “so as”

For they prophesy falsehood unto you, to remove you far from your land, and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.

לְמַ֨עַן le.Ma.'an “so as”

For I have not sent them, saith Jehovah, yet they prophesy falsely in my name; in order that I should drive you out, and that ye should perish, ye, and the prophets who prophesy unto you.

לְמַ֨עַן le.Ma.'an “so as”

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these writings, this writing of the purchase, both that which is sealed and this writing which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may remain many days.

לְמַ֥עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come in and set fire to this city, and shall burn it, and the houses upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink-offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.

לְמַ֖עַן le.Ma.'an “so as”

and they have built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause to pass through [ergänzt: the fire] their sons and their daughters unto Molech: which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.

לְמַ֖עַן le.Ma.'an “so as”

neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor shall ye have [ergänzt: any]; but all your days ye shall dwell in tents, that ye may live many days in the land where ye sojourn.

לְמַ֨עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

It may be the house of Judah will hear all the evil that I purpose to do unto them, that they may return every man from his evil way, and that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.

לְמַ֣עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

Whether it be good or whether it be evil, we will hearken unto the voice of Jehovah our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us when we hearken unto the voice of Jehovah our God.

לְמַ֙עַן֙ le.Ma.'an “so that”

but Baruch the son of Nerijah is setting thee on against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon.

לְמַעַן֩ le.ma.'An “so as”

provoking me to anger with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye are come to sojourn, that ye should be cut off, and that ye should be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?

לְמַ֙עַן֙ le.Ma.'an “so as”וּלְמַ֤עַן (לְמַ֤עַן) le.Ma.'an “so as”

And this shall be the sign unto you, saith Jehovah, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall certainly stand against you for evil:

לְמַ֙עַן֙ le.Ma.'an “so that”