H5921A–עַל–al

For this cause the Lord has said, See, against this family I am purposing an evil from which you will not be able to take your necks away, and you will be weighted down by it; for it is an evil time.

עַל־ 'al- “on”

In that day this saying will be said about you, and this song of grief will be made: The heritage of my people is measured out, and there is no one to give it back; those who have made us prisoners have taken our fields from us, and complete destruction

עֲלֵיכֶ֣ם (עֲלֵי) 'a.lei. “on”

The women of my people you have been driving away from their dearly loved children; from their young ones you are taking my glory for ever.

מֵעַל֙ (עַל֙) 'Al “with”

You who are haters of good and lovers of evil, pulling off their skin from them and their flesh from their bones;

מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם (עֲלֵי) 'a.lei. “on <the>”מֵעַ֥ל (עַ֥ל) 'Al “on”

Like meat they take the flesh of my people for their food, skinning them and crushing their bones, yes, cutting them up as if for the pot, like flesh inside the cooking-pot.

מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם (עֲלֵי) 'a.lei. “on <the>”

This is what the Lord has said about the prophets by whom my people have been turned from the right way; who, biting with their teeth, say, Peace; and if anyone puts nothing in their mouths they make ready for war against him.

עַל־ 'al- “on”עַל־ 'al- “on”עָלָ֖יו (עָלָ֖י) 'a.La “on”

For this cause it will be night for you, without a vision; and it will be dark for you, without knowledge of the future; the sun will go down over the prophets, and the day will be black over them.

עַל־ 'al- “on”עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (עֲלֵי) 'a.lei. “on”

And the seers will be shamed, and the readers of the future will be at a loss, all of them covering their lips; for there is no answer from God.

עַל־ 'al- “over”

Its heads take rewards for judging, and the priests take payment for teaching, and the prophets get silver for reading the future: but still, supporting themselves on the Lord, they say, Is not the Lord among us? no evil will overtake us.

וְעַל־ (עַל) 'al- “on”עָלֵ֖ינוּ (עָלֵ֖י) 'a.Lei. “on”

But in the last days it will come about that the mountain of the Lord's house will be placed on the top of the mountains, and be lifted up over the hills; and peoples will be flowing to it.

עָלָ֖יו (עָלָ֖י) 'a.La “to”

And I will make her whose steps were uncertain a small band, and her who was feeble a strong nation: and the Lord will be their King in Mount Zion from now and for ever.

עֲלֵיהֶם֙ (עֲלֵי) 'a.lei. “over”

And now a number of nations have come together against you, and they say, Let her be made unclean and let our eyes see the fate of Zion.

עָלַ֖יִךְ (עָלַ֖יִ) 'a.La.yi “on”

Now you will give yourselves deep wounds for grief; they will put up a wall round us: they will give the judge of Israel a blow on the face with a rod.

עָלֵ֑ינוּ (עָלֵ֑י) 'a.Lei. “on”עַֽל־ 'al- “on”

For this cause he will give them up till the time when she who is with child has given birth: then the rest of his brothers will come back to the children of Israel.

עַל־ 'al- “with”

And this will be our peace: when the Assyrian comes into our country and his feet are in our land, then we will put up against him seven keepers of the flocks and eight chiefs among men.

עָלָיו֙ (עָלָי) 'a.La “on”

And the rest of Jacob will be among the mass of peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which may not be kept back by man, or be waiting for the sons of men.

עֲלֵי־ 'a.lei- “on”

Your hand is lifted up against those who are against you, and all your haters will be cut off.

עַל־ 'al- “above”

So I have made a start with your punishment; I have made you waste because of your sins.

עַל־ 'al- “on”

Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.

עַל־ 'al- “[are] on”

But the land will become a waste because of its people, as the fruit of their works.

עַל־ 'al- “on”

The nations will see and be shamed because of all their strength; they will put their hands on their mouths, their ears will be stopped.

עַל־ 'al- “on”

Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy.

עַל־ 'al- “over”

One has gone out from you who is designing evil against the Lord, whose purposes are of no value.

עַל־ 'al- “on”

And now I will let his yoke be broken off you, and your chains be parted.

מֵֽעָלָ֑יִךְ (עָלָ֑יִ) 'a.La.yi “on <the>”

The Lord has given an order about you, that no more of your name are to be planted: from the house of your gods I will have the pictured and metal images cut off; I will make your last resting-place a place of shame; for you are completely evil.

עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ (עָלֶ֙י) 'a.Lei. “on”