H9005–/ל–l

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

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

And the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; but thou hast a harlot's forehead, thou refusest 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 keep [ergänzt: his anger] for ever? Will he preserve it perpetually? Behold, thou hast spoken and hast done evil things, and thou art [ergänzt: so] determined.

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 make my face dark 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 turned thy ways hither and thither to the strangers under every green tree; and ye have not hearkened to my voice, saith Jehovah.

לַזָּרִ֗ים (לַ) la. “to <the>”

And I will give you shepherds according to my heart, and they 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; and they shall no more walk after the stubbornness of their evil heart.

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

And as for me, I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee the pleasant land, the goodly inheritance of the hosts of the nations? And I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from following me.

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

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

לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “to <the>”

Truly in vain [ergänzt: is salvation looked for] from the hills, [ergänzt: and] the multitude of mountains; truly in Jehovah our God is the salvation of Israel.

לַשֶּׁ֛קֶר (לַ) la. “to <the>”

We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us; for we have sinned against Jehovah our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah our God.

לַיהוָ֨ה (לַ) la. “to”

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

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

Circumcise yourselves for Jehovah, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my fury come forth like fire and burn, and there be none to quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

לַיהֹוָ֗ה (לַ) la. “to”

The lion is come up from his thicket, the destroyer of the nations is on his way; he is gone forth from his place, to make thy land desolate; thy cities shall be laid waste, without inhabitant.

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

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

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 [ergänzt: cometh] from the heights in the wilderness, on the way of the daughter of my people, not for fanning, nor for cleansing.

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

A wind more vehement than that shall come from me: now will I also pronounce judgments against them.

לִ֑י (לִ֑) L “for <the>”

Behold, he cometh up as clouds, and his chariots are as a whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are destroyed.

לָ֖נוּ (לָ֖) La. “to <the>”

Inform the nations; behold, make Jerusalem to hear: Besiegers come from a far country, and raise their voice against the cities of Judah.

לַגּוֹיִ֗ם (לַ) la. “to the”

Thy way and thy doings have procured these [ergänzt: things] unto thee; this is thy wickedness, yea, it is bitter, yea, it reacheth unto thy heart.

לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “to <the>”

My bowels! my bowels! I am in travail! [ergänzt: Oh,] the walls of my heart! My heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace: for thou hearest, my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the clamour of war.

לִּ֥י (לִּ֥) l “to <the>”

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

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

-- And thou, wasted one, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rendest 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 hear a voice, as of a woman in travail, anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion: she moaneth, she spreadeth forth her hands, [ergänzt: saying], Woe unto me! for my soul faileth because of murderers.

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