H9005–/ל–l

You are my witnesses, says the Lord, and my servant whom I have taken for myself: so that you may see and have faith in me, and that it may be clear to you that I am he; before me there was no God formed, and there will not be after me.

לִ֤י (לִ֤) l “<to>”לְפָנַי֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”

The beasts of the field will give me honour, the jackals and the ostriches: because I send out waters in the waste land, and rivers in the dry country, to give drink to the people whom I have taken for myself:

לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת (לְ) le. “to”

Even the people whom I made to be the witnesses of my praise.

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “for”

You have not made me burned offerings of sheep, or given me honour with your offerings of beasts; I did not make you servants to give me an offering, and I did not make you tired with requests for perfumes.

לִּי֙ (לִּ) l “to”

You have not got me sweet-smelling plants with your money, or given me pleasure with the fat of your offerings: but you have made me a servant to your sins, and you have made me tired with your evil doings.

לִּ֤י (לִּ֤) l “for”

Your chiefs have made my holy place unclean, so I have made Jacob a curse, and Israel a thing of shame.

לַחֵ֙רֶם֙ (לַ) la. “to <the>”לְגִדּוּפִֽים׃ (לְ) le. “to”

One will say, I am the Lord's; and another will give himself the name, Jacob; another will put a mark on his hand, I am the Lord's, and another will take the name of Israel for himself.

לַֽיהוָ֣ה (לַֽ) la. “[belong] to”לַֽיהוָ֔ה (לַֽ) la. “[belongs] to”

If there is one like me, let him come forward and say it, let him make it clear and put it in order before me: who has made clear in the past the things to come? let him make clear the future to me.

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to”לָֽמוֹ׃ (לָֽ) la. “to”

Whoever makes a god, makes nothing but a metal image in which there is no profit.

לְבִלְתִּ֖י (לְ) le. “to”

The woodworker is measuring out the wood with his line, marking it out with his pencil: after smoothing it with his plane, and making circles on it with his instrument, he gives it the form and glory of a man, so that it may be placed in the house.

לָשֶׁ֥בֶת (לָ) la. “to”

He has cedars cut down for himself, he takes an oak and lets it get strong among the trees of the wood; he has an ash-tree planted, and the rain gives it growth.

לִכְרָת־ (לִ) li “to”ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “for <the>”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “for <the>”

Then it will be used to make a fire, so that a man may get warm; he has the oven heated with it and makes bread: he makes a god with it, to which he gives worship: he makes a pictured image out of it, and goes down on his face before it.

לְאָדָם֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְבָעֵ֔ר (לְ) le. “to”לָֽמוֹ׃ (לָֽ) la. “to”

And the rest of it he makes into a god, even his pictured image: he goes down on his face before it, giving worship to it, and making prayer to it, saying, Be my saviour; for you are my god.

לְאֵ֥ל (לְ) le. “<into>”לְפִסְל֑וֹ (לְ) le. “<into>”ל֤וֹ (ל֤) l “to”

And no one takes note, no one has enough knowledge or wisdom to say, I have put part of it in the fire, and made bread on it; I have had a meal of the flesh cooked with it: and am I now to make the rest of it into a false god? am I to go down on my face

לֵאמֹר֒ (לֵ) le. “to”לְתוֹעֵבָ֣ה (לְ) le. “<into>”לְב֥וּל (לְ) le. “to”

Keep these things in mind, O Jacob; and you Israel, for you are my servant: I have made you; you are my servant; O Israel, I will not let you go out of my memory.

לִי֙ (לִ) l “of”

The Lord, who has taken up your cause, and who gave you life in your mother's body, says, I am the Lord who makes all things; stretching out the heavens by myself, and giving the earth its limits; who was with me?

לְבַדִּ֔י (לְ) le. “to”

Who makes the word of his servants certain, and gives effect to the purposes of his representatives; who says of Jerusalem, Her people will come back to her; and of the towns of Judah, I will give orders for their building, and will make her waste places

לִירוּשָׁלִַ֜ם (לִ) li. “of”וּלְעָרֵ֤י (לְ) le. “of”

Who says to the deep, Be dry, and I will make your rivers dry:

לַצּוּלָ֖ה (לַ) la. “to the”

Who says of Cyrus, He will take care of my sheep, and will do all my pleasure: who says of Jerusalem, I will give the word for your building; and of the Temple, Your bases will be put in place.

לְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙ (לְ) le. “of”וְלֵאמֹ֤ר (לֵ) le. “to”לִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ (לִ) li. “of”

The Lord says to the man of his selection, to Cyrus, whom I have taken by the right hand, putting down nations before him, and taking away the arms of kings; making the doors open before him, so that the ways into the towns may not be shut;

לִמְשִׁיחוֹ֮ (לִ) li “to”לְכ֣וֹרֶשׁ (לְ) le. “to”לְרַד־ (לְ) le. “to”לְפָנָיו֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”לִפְתֹּ֤חַ (לִ) li “to”לְפָנָיו֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”

I will go before you, and make the rough places level: the doors of brass will be broken, and the iron rods cut in two:

לְפָנֶ֣יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And I will give you the stores of the dark, and the wealth of secret places, so that you may be certain that I am the Lord, who gave you your name, even the God of Israel.

לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to”

Because of Jacob my servant, and Israel whom I have taken for myself, I have sent for you by name, giving you a name of honour, though you had no knowledge of me.

לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Cursed is he who has an argument with his Maker, the pot which has an argument with the Potter! Will the wet earth say to him who is working with it, What are you doing, that your work has nothing by which it may be gripped?

לְיֹֽצְרוֹ֙ (לְ) le. “to”לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “[belong] to <the>”

Cursed is he who says to a father, To what are you giving life? or to a woman, What are you in birth-pains with?

לְאָ֖ב (לְ) le. “to”וּלְאִשָּׁ֖ה (לְ) le. “to”