H9005–/ל–l

And for his food, the king gave him a regular amount every day till the day of his death, for the rest of his life.

לּ֜וֹ (לּ֜) l “to <the>”

See her seated by herself, the town which was full of people! She who was great among the nations has become like a widow! She who was a princess among the countries has come under the yoke of forced work!

לָמַֽס׃ (לָ) la. “<into>”

She is sorrowing bitterly in the night, and her face is wet with weeping; among all her lovers she has no comforter: all her friends have been false to her, they have become her haters.

לָ֥הּ (לָ֥) la “[belongs] to”לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “of”לְאֹיְבִֽים׃ (לְ) le. “<into>”

The ways of Zion are sad, because no one comes to the holy meeting; all her doorways are made waste, her priests are breathing out sorrow: her virgins are troubled, and it is bitter for her.

לָֽהּ׃ (לָֽ) La “to”

Those who are against her have become the head, everything goes well for her haters; for the Lord has sent sorrow on her because of the great number of her sins: her young children have gone away as prisoners before the attacker.

לְרֹאשׁ֙ (לְ) le. “<into>”לִפְנֵי־ (לִ) li “<to>”

And all her glory has gone from the daughter of Zion: her rulers have become like harts with no place for food, and they have gone in flight without strength before the attacker.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

Jerusalem keeps in mind, in the days of her sorrow and of her wanderings, all the desired things which were hers in days gone by; when her people came into the power of her hater and she had no helper, her attackers saw their desire effected on her and m

לָ֔הּ (לָ֔) La “[belonged] to”

Great is the sin of Jerusalem; for this cause she has become an unclean thing: all those who gave her honour are looking down on her, because they have seen her shame: now truly, breathing out grief, she is turned back.

לְנִידָ֣ה (לְ) le. “<into>”

In her skirts were her unclean ways; she gave no thought to her end; and her fall has been a wonder; she has no comforter: see her sorrow, O Lord; for the attacker is lifted up.

לָ֑הּ (לָ֑) La “[belonged] to”

The hand of her hater is stretched out over all her desired things; for she has seen that the nations have come into her holy place, about whom you gave orders that they were not to come into the meeting of your people.

לָֽךְ׃ (לָֽ) La “of”

Breathing out grief all her people are looking for bread; they have given their desired things for food to give them life: see, O Lord, and take note; for she has become a thing of shame.

לְהָשִׁ֣יב (לְ) le. “to”

Come to me, all you who go by! Keep your eyes on me, and see if there is any pain like the pain of my wound, which the Lord has sent on me in the day of his burning wrath.

לִ֑י (לִ֑) L “to”

From on high he has sent fire into my bones, and it has overcome them: his net is stretched out for my feet, I am turned back by him; he has made me waste and feeble all the day.

לְרַגְלַי֙ (לְ) le. “for”

The Lord has made sport of all my men of war in me, he has got men together against me to send destruction on my young men: the virgin daughter of Judah has been crushed like grapes under the feet of the Lord.

לִשְׁבֹּ֣ר (לִ) li “to”לִבְתוּלַ֖ת (לִ) li “for”

Zion's hands are outstretched; she has no comforter; the Lord has given orders to the attackers of Jacob round about him: Jerusalem has become like an unclean thing among them.

לָ֔הּ (לָ֔) La “[belongs] to”לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב (לְ) le. “of”לְנִדָּ֖ה (לְ) le. “<into>”

I sent for my lovers, but they were false to me: my priests and my responsible men were breathing their last breath in the town, while they were looking for food to give them new life.

לַֽמְאַהֲבַי֙ (לַֽ) la “to <the>”לָ֔מוֹ (לָ֔) la. “for”

See, O Lord, for I am in trouble; the inmost parts of my body are deeply moved; my heart is turned in me; for I have been uncontrolled: outside the children are put to the sword, and in the house there is death.

לִי֙ (לִ) l “[belongs] to”

Give ear to the voice of my grief; I have no comforter; all my haters have news of my troubles, they are glad because you have done it: let the day of fate come when they will be like me.

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “[belonged] to”

Let all their evil-doing come before you; do to them as you have done to me for all my sins: for loud is the sound of my grief, and the strength of my heart is gone.

לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”לָ֔מוֹ (לָ֔) la. “to”לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “to”

The Lord has given up to destruction all the living-places of Jacob without pity; pulling down in his wrath the strong places of the daughter of Judah, stretching out on the earth the wounded, even her king and her rulers.

לָאָ֑רֶץ (לָ) la. “<to> the”

It is the Lord's purpose to make waste the wall of the daughter of Zion; his line has been stretched out, he has not kept back his hand from destruction: he has sent sorrow on tower and wall, they have become feeble together.

לְהַשְׁחִית֙ (לְ) le. “to”

The responsible men of the daughter of Zion are seated on the earth without a word; they have put dust on their heads, they are clothed in haircloth: the heads of the virgins of Jerusalem are bent down to the earth.

לָאָ֤רֶץ (לָ) la. “to the”לָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (לָ) la. “to the”

My eyes are wasted with weeping, the inmost parts of my body are deeply moved, my inner parts are drained out on the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because of the young children and babies at the breast who are falling without s

לָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (לָ) la. “to the”

They say to their mothers, Where is grain and wine? when they are falling like the wounded in the open squares of the town, when their life is drained out on their mother's breast.

לְאִמֹּתָם֙ (לְ) le. “to”

What example am I to give you? what comparison am I to make for you, O daughter of Jerusalem? what am I to make equal to you, so that I may give you comfort, O virgin daughter of Zion? for your destruction is great like the sea: who is able to make you w

לָּ֗ךְ (לָּ֗) La “to”לָּךְ֙ (לָּ) lo “to”לָֽךְ׃ (לָֽ) La “<to>”