H9005–/ל–l

Take great stones in thy hand, and hide them in the clay in the brick-kiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the Jews,

לְעֵינֵ֖י (לְ) le. “to”

and say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones which I have hidden, and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them.

לָאֲבָנִ֥ים (לָ) la. “<to> the”

And he shall come and smite the land of Egypt: such as are for death to death, and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword.

לַמָּ֣וֶת (לַ) la. “[are] for <the>”לַמָּ֗וֶת (לַ) la. “to <the>”לַשְּׁבִי֙ (לַ) la. “[are] for <the>”לַשֶּׁ֔בִי (לַ) la. “to <the>”לַחֶ֖רֶב (לַ) la. “[are] for the”לֶחָֽרֶב׃ (לֶ) le. “to the”

The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who dwelt in the land of Egypt, who dwelt at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense to serve other gods which they knew not, they, [ergänzt: nor] ye, nor your fathers.

לְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִי (לְ) le. “to”לָלֶ֣כֶת (לָ) la. “by”לְקַטֵּ֔ר (לְ) le. “to”לַעֲבֹ֖ד (לַ) la. “to”לֵאלֹהִ֣ים (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing which I hate!

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.

לָשׁ֖וּב (לָ) la. “to”לְבִלְתִּ֥י (לְ) le. “to”לֵאלֹהִ֥ים (לֵ) le. “to”

And my fury and mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are become a waste, a desolation, as at this day.

לְחָרְבָּ֥ה (לְ) le. “<into>”לִשְׁמָמָ֖ה (לִ) li “<into>”

And now thus saith Jehovah the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Wherefore commit ye great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, infant and suckling, out of the midst of Judah, to leave you no remnant;

לָמָה֩ (לָ) la. “<to>”לְהַכְרִ֨ית (לְ) le. “to”לָכֶ֧ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לְבִלְתִּ֛י (לְ) le. “to”לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

provoking me to anger with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye are come to sojourn, that ye should be cut off, and that ye should be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?

לְהַכְעִסֵ֙נִי֙ (לְ) le. “by”לְקַטֵּ֞ר (לְ) le. “by”לֵאלֹהִ֤ים (לֵ) le. “to”לָג֣וּר (לָ) la. “to”לָכֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לִקְלָלָ֣ה (לִ) li “<into>”וּלְחֶרְפָּ֔ה (לְ) le. “<into>”

They are not humbled unto this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes which I set before you and before your fathers.

לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם (לִ) li “<to>”וְלִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Judah.

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”לְרָעָ֑ה (לְ) le. “for”וּלְהַכְרִ֖ית (לְ) le. “to”

And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to enter into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed: in the land of Egypt shall they fall; they shall be consumed by the sword [ergänzt: and] by the famine, from the least even unto the greatest; they shall die by the sword and by the famine, and they shall be an execration, an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.

לָב֣וֹא (לָ) la. “to”לָג֣וּר (לָ) la. “to”לְאָלָ֣ה (לְ) le. “<into>”לְשַׁמָּ֔ה (לְ) le. “<into>”וְלִקְלָלָ֖ה (לִ) li “<into>”וּלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃ (לְ) le. “<into>”

and none of the remnant of Judah, that have come into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, so as to return into the land of Judah, whither they have a desire to return to dwell there; for none shall return but such as shall escape.

לִשְׁאֵרִ֣ית (לִ) li “to”לָגֽוּר־ (לָ) la. “to”וְלָשׁ֣וּב׀ (לָ) la. “to”לָשׁוּב֙ (לָ) la. “to”לָשֶׁ֣בֶת (לָ) la. “to”

Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense to other gods, and all the women who stood by, a great assemblage, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,

לֵאלֹהִ֣ים (לֵ) le. “to”לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

but we will certainly do every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and we had plenty of bread, and were well, and saw no evil.

לְקַטֵּ֞ר (לְ) le. “to”לִמְלֶ֣כֶת (לִ) li “to”לָ֣הּ (לָ֣) la “to <the>”

But since we left off burning incense to the queen of the heavens, and pouring out drink-offerings to her, we have wanted everything, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.

לְקַטֵּ֨ר (לְ) le. “to”לִמְלֶ֧כֶת (לִ) li “to”לָ֥הּ (לָ֥) la “to <the>”

And when we burned incense to the queen of the heavens and poured out drink-offerings to her, did we make for her cakes to portray her, and pour out drink-offerings to her, without our husbands?

לִמְלֶ֣כֶת (לִ) li “to”וּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְ (לְ) le. “to”לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “to <the>”לָ֤הּ (לָ֤) la “for <the>”לְהַ֣עֲצִבָ֔ה (לְ) le. “to”לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “to <the>”

And Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people that had given him that answer, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And Jehovah could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, [ergänzt: and] because of the abominations that ye had committed; and your land is become a waste, and an astonishment, and a curse, without inhabitant, as at this day.

לָשֵׂ֗את (לָ) la. “to”לְחָרְבָּ֨ה (לְ) le. “<into>”וּלְשַׁמָּ֧ה (לְ) le. “<into>”וְלִקְלָלָ֛ה (לִ) li “<into>”

Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against Jehovah, and have not hearkened unto the voice of Jehovah, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil hath come upon you, as at this day.

לַיהוָ֗ה (לַ) la. “to”

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hands, saying, We will certainly perform our vows which we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of the heavens, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her. Ye will certainly establish your vows, and entirely perform your vows.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לֵאמֹר֒ (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְקַטֵּר֙ (לְ) le. “to”לִמְלֶ֣כֶת (לִ) li “to”וּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְ (לְ) le. “to”לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “to <the>”

Therefore hear ye the word of Jehovah, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith Jehovah, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, [ergänzt: As] the Lord Jehovah liveth.

לָכֵן֙ (לָ) la. “<to>”

Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good; and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.

לְרָעָ֖ה (לְ) le. “for”לְטוֹבָ֑ה (לְ) le. “for”

And they that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, a very small company; and all the remnant of Judah, that have come into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose word shall stand, mine or theirs.

לְאֶֽרֶץ־ (לְ) le. “to”לָג֣וּר (לָ) la. “to”