H9005–/ל–l

Lift up thine eyes unto the bare heights, and see; where hast thou not been lain with? By the ways hast thou sat for them, as an Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; yet thou hast a harlot's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “to <the>”

Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My Father, thou art the guide of my youth?

לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “to <the>”

Will he retain [ergänzt: his anger] for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and hast done evil things, and hast had thy way.

לְעוֹלָ֔ם (לְ) le. “for”לָנֶ֑צַח (לָ) la. “to”

Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith Jehovah; I will not look in anger upon you; for I am merciful, saith Jehovah, I will not keep [ergänzt: anger] for ever.

לְעוֹלָֽם׃ (לְ) le. “for”

Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against Jehovah thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith Jehovah.

לַזָּרִ֗ים (לַ) la. “to <the>”

and I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

לָכֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of Jehovah; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of Jehovah, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the stubbornness of their evil heart.

לִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ (לִ) li. “<to>”לְשֵׁ֥ם (לְ) le. “to”לִירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (לִ) li. “to”

But I said, How I will put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of the nations! and I said, Ye shall call me My Father, and shall not turn away from following me.

לָךְ֙ (לָ) lo “to <the>”לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “<to> <the>”

Return, ye backsliding children, I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we are come unto thee; for thou art Jehovah our God.

לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “to <the>”

Truly in vain is [ergänzt: the help that is looked for] from the hills, the tumult on the mountains: truly in Jehovah our God is the salvation of Israel.

לַשֶּׁ֛קֶר (לַ) la. “to <the>”

Let us lie down in our shame, and let our confusion cover us; for we have sinned against Jehovah our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day; and we have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah our God.

לַיהוָ֨ה (לַ) la. “to”

For thus saith Jehovah to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

לְאִ֤ישׁ (לְ) le. “to”וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (לִ) li. “to”לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “of”

Circumcise yourselves to Jehovah, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

לַיהֹוָ֗ה (לַ) la. “to”

A lion is gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations; he is on his way, he is gone forth from his place, to make thy land desolate, that thy cities be laid waste, without inhabitant.

לָשׂ֤וּם (לָ) la. “to”לְשַׁמָּ֔ה (לְ) le. “into”

Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the life.

לָעָ֤ם (לָ) la. “<to> the”וְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם (לִ) li. “<to>”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָכֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A hot wind from the bare heights in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to winnow, nor to cleanse;

לָֽעָם־ (לָֽ) la. “to the”וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (לִ) li. “to”לִזְר֖וֹת (לִ) li “to”לְהָבַֽר׃ (לְ) le. “to”

a full wind from these shall come for me: now will I also utter judgments against them.

לִ֑י (לִ֑) L “for <the>”

Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots [ergänzt: shall be] as the whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are ruined.

לָ֖נוּ (לָ֖) La. “to <the>”

make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, [ergänzt: that] watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.

לַגּוֹיִ֗ם (לַ) la. “to the”

Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reacheth unto thy heart.

לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “to <the>”

My anguish, my anguish! I am pained at my very heart; my heart is disquieted in me; I cannot hold my peace; because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

לִּ֥י (לִּ֥) l “to <the>”

For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

לְהָרַ֔ע (לְ) le. “to”וּלְהֵיטִ֖יב (לְ) le. “to”

And thou, when thou art made desolate, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with scarlet, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou enlargest thine eyes with paint, in vain dost thou make thyself fair; [ergänzt: thy] lovers despise thee, they seek thy life.

לַשָּׁ֖וְא (לַ) la. “for <the>”

For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that gaspeth for breath, that spreadeth her hands, [ergänzt: saying], Woe is me now! for my soul fainteth before the murderers.

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to <the>”לְהֹרְגִֽים׃ (לְ) le. “to”