H9005–/ל–l

Lift thine eyes to the high places, and see, Where hast thou not been lain with? On the ways thou hast sat for them, As an Arab in a wilderness, And thou defilest the land, By thy fornications, and by thy wickedness.

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

And withheld are showers, and gathered rain hath not been. The forehead of a whorish woman thou hast, Thou hast refused to be ashamed.

לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “to <the>”

Hast thou not henceforth called to Me, `My father, Thou `art' the leader of my youth?

לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “to <the>”

Doth He keep to the age? watch for ever?' Lo, these things thou hast spoken, And thou dost the evil things, and prevailest.

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

Go, and thou hast proclaimed these words toward the north, and hast said, Turn back, O backsliding Israel, An affirmation of Jehovah! I cause not Mine anger to fall upon you, For I `am' kind, an affirmation of Jehovah, I watch not to the age.

לְעוֹלָֽם׃ (לְ) le. “for”

Only, know thine iniquity, For against Jehovah thy God thou hast transgressed, And thou dost scatter thy ways to strangers, Under every green tree, And to My voice thou hast not hearkened, An affirmation of Jehovah.

לַזָּרִ֗ים (לַ) la. “to <the>”

And I have given to you shepherds According to Mine own heart, And they have fed you with knowledge and understanding.

לָכֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

At that time they cry to Jerusalem, `O throne of Jehovah,' And gathered unto her hath been all the nations, For the name of Jehovah, to Jerusalem, Nor do they go any more after the stubbornness of their evil heart.

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

And I have said, How do I put thee among the sons, And give to thee a desirable land, A beauteous inheritance of the hosts of nations, And I say, My father -- ye do call to Me, And from after Me ye do not turn back.

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

Turn back, O backsliding sons, I cause your backslidings to cease. -- Behold us, we have come to Thee, For Thou `art' Jehovah our God.

לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “to <the>”

Surely in vain from the heights, The multitude of mountains -- Surely in Jehovah our God `is' the salvation of Israel.

לַשֶּׁ֛קֶר (לַ) la. “to <the>”

We have lain down in our shame, and cover us doth our confusion, For against Jehovah our God we have sinned, We, and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, Nor have we hearkened to the voice of Jehovah our God!

לַיהוָ֨ה (לַ) la. “to”

For thus said Jehovah, To the man of Judah, and to Jerusalem: Till for yourselves tillage, And do not sow unto the thorns.

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

Be circumcised to Jehovah, And turn aside the foreskins of your heart, O man of Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, Lest My fury go out as fire, and hath burned, And there is none quenching, Because of the evil of your doings.

לַיהֹוָ֗ה (לַ) la. “to”

Gone up hath a lion from his thicket, And a destroyer of nations hath journeyed, He hath come forth from his place To make thy land become a desolation, Thy cities are laid waste, without inhabitant.

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

And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah, Surely thou hast entirely forgotten this people and Jerusalem, saying, Peace is for you, And struck hath a sword unto the soul!'

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

At that time it is said of this people, And of Jerusalem: `A dry wind of high places in the wilderness,' The way of the daughter of My people, (Not for winnowing, nor for cleansing,)

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

A full wind from these doth come for Me, Now, also, I speak judgments with them.

לִ֑י (לִ֑) L “for <the>”

Lo, as clouds he cometh up, And as a hurricane his chariots, Lighter than eagles have been his horses, Wo to us, for we have been spoiled.

לָ֖נוּ (לָ֖) La. “to <the>”

Make ye mention to the nations, Lo, sound ye to Jerusalem: `Besiegers are coming from the land afar off, And they give forth against cities of Judah their voice.

לַגּוֹיִ֗ם (לַ) la. “to the”

Thy way and thy doings have done these to thee, This `is' thy vexation, for `it is' bitter, For it hath struck unto thy heart.

לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “to <the>”

My bowels, my bowels! I am pained `at' the walls of my heart, Make a noise for me doth My heart, I am not silent, For the voice of a trumpet I have heard, O my soul -- a shout of battle!

לִּ֥י (לִּ֥) l “to <the>”

For my people `are' foolish, me they have not known, Foolish sons `are' they, yea, they `are' not intelligent, Wise `are' they to do evil, And to do good they have not known.

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

And thou, O spoiled one, what dost thou? For thou puttest on scarlet, For thou adornest thyself `with' ornaments of gold. For thou rendest with pain thine eyes, In vain thou dost make thyself fair, Kicked against thee have doting ones, Thy life they do seek.

לַשָּׁ֖וְא (לַ) la. “for <the>”

For a voice as of a sick woman I have heard, Distress, as of one bringing forth a first-born, The voice of the daughter of Zion, She bewaileth herself, she spreadeth out her hands, `Wo to me now, for weary is my soul of slayers!'

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