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 men of Judah;

לְעֵינֵ֖י (לְ) le. “to”

And say to them, Thus saith the LORD 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 that I have hid; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them.

לָאֲבָנִ֥ים (לָ) la. “<to> the”

And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver 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 dwell in the land of Egypt, who dwell 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, and to serve other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers.

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

Yet I sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

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

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

Wherefore my fury and my anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as at this day.

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

Therefore now thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Why do ye commit this great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, to leave you none to remain;

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

In that ye provoke me to wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye are gone to dwell, that ye may cut yourselves off, and that ye may 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 even to this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.

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

Therefore thus saith the LORD 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 go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the least even to the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and 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>”

So that none of the remnant of Judah, who have gone into the land of Egypt, to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judah, to which 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 had burned incense to other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, 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 whatever thing proceedeth from our own mouth, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, 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: for then we had plenty of provisions, and were well, and saw no evil.

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

But since we ceased to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, we have wanted all things, 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 heaven, and poured out drink-offerings to her, did we make for her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink-offerings to her, without our men?

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>”

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

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an 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 the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil hath happened to you, as at this day.

לַיהוָ֗ה (לַ) la. “to”

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings to her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely 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 the LORD, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the LORD, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord GOD 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 shall be an end of them.

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

Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return from the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that have gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs.

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