H9005–/ל–l

Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:

וּלְחַזֵּק֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְבִלְתִּי־ (לְ) le. “to”לְהַחֲיֹתֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.

לְפָנָֽי׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumbling-block of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them?

לָהֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “by”

Therefore speak to them, and say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumbling-block of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;

לָכֵ֣ן (לָ) la. “<to>”ל֦וֹ (ל֦) l “to”

Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.

לָכֵ֞ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, who separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumbling-block of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to inquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:

לִדְרָשׁ־ (לִ) li “to”ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “to <the>”לּ֖וֹ (לּ֖) l “to <the>”

And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

לְא֣וֹת (לְ) le. “into”וְלִמְשָׁלִ֔ים (לִ) li “into”

That the house of Israel may no more go astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD.

לִ֣י (לִ֣) l “for”לְעָ֗ם (לְ) le. “<into>”לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “for”לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים (לֵֽ) le. “<into>”

The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out my hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:

לִי֙ (לִ) l “to”לִמְעָל־ (לִ) li “by”לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “of”

Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.

לְבַדָּם֙ (לְ) le. “to”

Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves.

לְבַדָּ֖ם (לְ) le. “to”

Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast:

לְהַכְרִ֥ית (לְ) le. “to”

For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four severe judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?

לְהַכְרִ֥ית (לְ) le. “to”

And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Shall wood be taken of it to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel upon it?

לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לִמְלָאכָ֑ה (לִ) li “into”לִתְל֥וֹת (לִ) li “to”

Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it suitable for any work?

לָאֵ֖שׁ (לָ) la. “to the”לְאָכְלָ֑ה (לְ) le. “for”לִמְלָאכָֽה׃ (לִ) li “for”

Behold, when it was whole, it was fit for no work: how much less then shall it be fit for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned?

לִמְלָאכָ֑ה (לִ) li “into”לִמְלָאכָֽה׃ (לִ) li “into”

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine-tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”לָאֵ֖שׁ (לָ) la. “to the”לְאָכְלָ֑ה (לְ) le. “for”

Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD to Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother a Hittite.

לִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (לִ) li. “to”

And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.

לְמִשְׁעִ֑י (לְ) le. “for”

No eye pitied thee, to do any of these to thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.

לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לָ֛ךְ (לָ֛) la “for”לְחֻמְלָ֣ה (לְ) le. “for”