H9005–/ל–l

They have gone deep in the evil ways of Shittim, but I am the judge of all.

לְכֻלָּֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Their works will not let them come back to their God, for a false spirit is in them and they have no knowledge of the Lord.

לָשׁ֖וּב (לָ) la. “to”

They will go, with their flocks and their herds, in search of the Lord, but they will not see him; he has taken himself out of their view.

לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (לְ) le. “to”

Ephraim will become a waste in the day of punishment; I have given knowledge among the tribes of Israel of what is certain.

לְשַׁמָּ֣ה (לְ) le. “<into>”

And so to Ephraim I am like a wasting insect, and a destruction to the children of Judah.

לְאֶפְרָ֑יִם (לְ) le. “to”לְבֵ֥ית (לְ) le. “to”

When Ephraim saw his disease and Judah his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria and sent to the great king; but he is not able to make you well or give you help for your wound.

לִרְפֹּ֣א (לִ) li “to”לָכֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “<to>”

For I will be to Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the children of Judah; I, even I, will give him wounds and go away; I will take him away, and there will be no helper.

לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם (לְ) le. “to”לְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “to”

I will go back to my place till they are made waste; in their trouble they will go after me early and will make search for me.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to”

After two days he will give us life, and on the third day he will make us get up, and we will be living before him.

לְפָנָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And let us have knowledge, let us go after the knowledge of the Lord; his going out is certain as the dawn, his decisions go out like the light; he will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.

לָדַ֙עַת֙ (לָ) la. “to”לָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “to”

O Ephraim, what am I to do to you? O Judah, what am I to do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew which goes early away.

לְּךָ֙ (לְּ) le. “to”לְּךָ֖ (לְּ) le. “to”

In Israel I have seen a very evil thing; there false ways are seen in Ephraim, Israel is unclean;

לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם (לְ) le. “[belongs] to”

And Judah has put up disgusting images for himself.

לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “for”

When my desire was for the fate of my people to be changed and to make Israel well, then the sin of Ephraim was made clear, and the evil-doing of Samaria; for their ways are false, and the thief comes into the house, while the band of outlaws takes prope

לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (לְ) le. “<to>”

And they do not say to themselves that I keep in mind all their sin; now their evil acts come round them on every side; they are before my face.

לִלְבָבָ֔ם (לִ) li “to”

When they go, my net will be stretched out over them; I will take them like the birds of heaven, I will give them punishment, I will take them away in the net for their sin.

לַעֲדָתָֽם׃ (לַ) la. “to”

May trouble be theirs! for they have gone far away from me; and destruction, for they have been sinning against me; I was ready to be their saviour, but they said false words against me.

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “[belongs] to”

They will send up to me a cry for help: We, Israel, have knowledge of you, O God of Israel.

לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “to”

They have put up kings, but not by me; they have made princes, but I had no knowledge of it; they have made images of silver and gold, so that they may be cut off.

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “for <the>”

For they have been planting the wind, and their fruit will be the storm; his grain has no stem, it will give no meal, and if it does, a strange nation will take it.

ל֗וֹ (ל֗) l “[belongs] to”

For they have gone up to Assyria like an ass going by himself; Ephraim has given money to get lovers.

ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “to”

Because Ephraim has been increasing altars for sin, altars have become a cause of sin to him.

לַחֲטֹ֑א (לַ) la. “for”ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “to”לַחֲטֹֽא׃ (לַ) la. “for”

Though I put my law in writing for him in ten thousand rules, they are to him as a strange thing.

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “for”

They will give no wine offering to the Lord, they will not make offerings ready for him; their bread will be like the bread of those in sorrow; all who take it will be unclean, because their bread will be only for their desire, it will not come into the

לַיהוָ֥ה׀ (לַ) la. “to”לוֹ֒ (ל) l “to”לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to”לְנַפְשָׁ֔ם (לְ) le. “[will be] for”

What will you do on the day of worship, and on the day of the feast of the Lord?

לְי֣וֹם (לְ) le. “to”וּלְי֖וֹם (לְ) le. “to”