H9005–/ל–l

Her priests have done violence to my law, and have profaned my holy things: they have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they caused men to discern between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my Sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

לְחֹל֙ (לְ) le. “and”לְטָה֖וֹר (לְ) le. “and”

Her princes in the midst of it are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, [ergänzt: and] to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.

לִשְׁפָּךְ־ (לִ) li “to”לְאַבֵּ֣ד (לְ) le. “to”

Her prophets have daubed for them with whitewash, seeing false visions, and divining lies to them, saying, Thus says the Lord Yahweh, when Yahweh has not spoken.

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “for”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “for”

I sought for a man among them, who should build up the wall, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.

לְפָנַ֛י (לְ) le. “<to>”לְבִלְתִּ֣י (לְ) le. “to”

The word of Yahweh came again to me, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

The names of them were Oholah the elder, and Oholibah her sister: and they became mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem Oholibah.

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to”

Therefore I delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, on whom she doted.

לָכֵ֥ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

These uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters; and her they killed with the sword: and she became a byword among women; for they executed judgments on her.

לַנָּשִׁ֔ים (לַ) la. “to <the>”

I saw that she was defiled; they both took one way.

לִשְׁתֵּיהֶֽן׃ (לִ) li “[belonged] to”

As soon as she saw them she doted on them, and sent messengers to them into Chaldea.

לְמַרְאֵ֣ה (לְ) le. “to”

The Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their prostitution, and she was polluted with them, and her soul was alienated from them.

לְמִשְׁכַּ֣ב (לְ) le. “to”

Yet she multiplied her prostitution, remembering the days of her youth, in which she had played the prostitute in the land of Egypt.

לִזְכֹּר֙ (לִ) li “to”

Therefore, Oholibah, thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I will raise up your lovers against you, from whom your soul is alienated, and I will bring them against you on every side:

לָכֵ֣ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

They shall come against you with weapons, chariots, and wagons, and with a company of peoples; they shall set themselves against you with buckler and shield and helmet round about; and I will commit the judgment to them, and they shall judge you according to their judgments.

לִפְנֵיהֶם֙ (לִ) li “<to>”

These things shall be done to you, because you have played the prostitute after the nations, and because you are polluted with their idols.

לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “to”

Thus says the Lord Yahweh: You shall drink of your sister's cup, which is deep and large; you shall ridiculed and had in derision; it contains much.

לִצְחֹ֛ק (לִ) li “<into>”וּלְלַ֖עַג (לְ) le. “<into>”לְהָכִֽיל׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because you have forgotten me, and cast me behind your back, therefore bear you also your lewdness and your prostitution.

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

Yahweh said moreover to me: Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? then declare to them their abominations.

לָהֶ֔ן (לָ) la. “to”

For they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands; and with their idols have they committed adultery; and they have also caused their sons, whom they bore to me, to pass through [ergänzt: the fire] to them to be devoured.

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to”לְאָכְלָֽה׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Moreover this they have done to me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my Sabbaths.

לִ֑י (לִ֑) L “to”

For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, behold, thus have they done in the midst of my house.

לְגִלּ֣וּלֵיהֶ֔ם (לְ) le. “to”לְחַלְּל֑וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

Furthermore you have sent for men who come from far, to whom a messenger was sent, and, behold, they came; for whom you did wash yourself, paint your eyes, and deck yourself with ornaments,

לַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים (לַֽ) la. “for”לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (לַ) la. “for”

and sit on a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon you did set my incense and my oil.

לְפָנֶ֑יהָ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Then said I of her who was old in adulteries, Now will they play the prostitute with her, and she [ergänzt: with them].

לַבָּלָ֖ה (לַ) la. “of the”

For thus says the Lord Yahweh: I will bring up a company against them, and will give them to be tossed back and forth and robbed.

לְזַעֲוָ֥ה (לְ) le. “to”וְלָבַֽז׃ (לָ) la. “to”