H9005–/ל–l

Call together the archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow; encamp against her round about; let none of it escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she has done, do to her; for she has been proud against Yahweh, against the Holy One of Israel.

יְהִי־לָהּ֙ (לָ) L “to <the>”לָ֣הּ (לָ֣) la “to <the>”לָ֑הּ (לָ֑) La “to <the>”

Therefore shall her young men fall in her streets, and all her men of war shall be brought to silence in that day, says Yahweh.

לָכֵ֛ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

The proud one shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up; and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all who are round about him.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “[will belong] to <the>”

Their Redeemer is strong; Yahweh of Hosts is his name: he will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.

לְיֹשְׁבֵ֥י (לְ) le. “to”

A sword is on their horses, and on their chariots, and on all the mixed people who are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is on her treasures, and they shall be robbed.

לְנָשִׁ֑ים (לְ) le. “<into>”

Therefore the wild animals of the desert with the wolves shall dwell there, and the ostriches shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited forever; neither shall it be lived in from generation to generation.

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”לָנֶ֔צַח (לָ) la. “to”

They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roars like the sea; and they ride on horses, everyone set in array, as a man to the battle, against you, daughter of Babylon.

לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה (לַ) la. “for <the>”

Behold, [ergänzt: the enemy] shall come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation: for I will suddenly make them run away from it; and whoever is chosen, him will I appoint over it: for who is like me? and who will appoint me a time? and who is the shepherd who can stand before me?

לְפָנָֽי׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Therefore hear the counsel of Yahweh, that he has taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he has purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely they shall drag them away, [ergänzt: even] the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them.

לָכֵ֞ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

I will send to Babylon strangers, who shall winnow her; and they shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

לְבָבֶ֤ל׀ (לְ) le. “to”

Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and save every man his life; don't be cut off in her iniquity: for it is the time of Yahweh's vengeance; he will render to her a recompense.

לַֽיהוָ֔ה (לַֽ) la. “for”לָֽהּ׃ (לָֽ) La “to <the>”

Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.

לְמַכְאוֹבָ֔הּ (לְ) le. “for”

We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go everyone into his own country; for her judgment reaches to heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.

לְאַרְצ֑וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

Make sharp the arrows; hold firm the shields: Yahweh has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it: for it is the vengeance of Yahweh, the vengeance of his temple.

לְהַשְׁחִיתָ֑הּ (לְ) le. “[is] to”

when he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes lightnings for the rain, and brings forth the wind out of his treasuries.

לְק֨וֹל (לְ) le. “to”לַמָּטָר֙ (לַ) la. “for the”

You are my battle-axe and weapons of war: and with you will I break in pieces the nations; and with you will I destroy kingdoms;

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “of”

I will render to Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, says Yahweh.

לְבָבֶ֜ל (לְ) le. “to”וּלְכֹ֣ל׀ (לְ) le. “to”לְעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”

Behold, I am against you, destroying mountain, says Yahweh, which destroy all the earth; and I will stretch out my hand on you, and roll you down from the rocks, and will make you a burnt mountain.

לְהַ֥ר (לְ) le. “into”

They shall not take of you a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but you shall be desolate for ever, says Yahweh.

לְפִנָּ֔ה (לְ) le. “for”לְמֽוֹסָד֑וֹת (לְ) le. “for”

The land trembles and is in pain; for the purposes of Yahweh against Babylon do stand, to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.

לָשׂ֞וּם (לָ) la. “to”לְשַׁמָּ֖ה (לְ) le. “into”

The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they remain in their strongholds; their might has failed; they are become as women: her dwelling-places are set on fire; her bars are broken.

לְהִלָּחֵ֗ם (לְ) le. “to”לְנָשִׁ֑ים (לְ) le. “<into>”

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to met another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter:

לִקְרַאת־ (לִ) li “to”לִקְרַ֣את (לִ) li “to”לְהַגִּיד֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְמֶ֣לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”

For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time when it is trodden; yet a little while, and the time of harvest shall come for her.

לָֽהּ׃ (לָֽ) La “to <the>”

Therefore thus says Yahweh: Behold, I will plead your cause, and take vengeance for you; and I will dry up her sea, and make her fountain dry.

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

Babylon shall become heaps, a dwelling-place for jackals, an astonishment, and a hissing, without inhabitant.

לְגַלִּ֧ים׀ (לְ) le. “<into>”