H9005–/ל–l

As for Canaan, the scales of deceit are in his hands; he takes pleasure in twisted ways.

לַעֲשֹׁ֥ק (לַ) la. “to”

And Ephraim said, Now I have got wealth and much property; in all my works no sin may be seen in me.

לִ֑י (לִ֑) L “for”לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “to”

I have been bitterly moved to wrath by Ephraim; so that his blood will be on him, and the Lord will make his shame come back on him.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to”

And now their sins are increased; they have made themselves a metal image, false gods from their silver, after their designs, all of them the work of the metal-workers; they say of them, Let them give offerings, let men give kisses to the oxen.

לַחֲטֹ֗א (לַ) la. “to”לָהֶם֩ (לָ) la. “for”לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “of”

So they will be like the morning cloud, like the dew which goes early away, like the dust of the grain which the wind is driving out of the crushing-floor, like smoke going up from the fireplace.

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

So I will be like a lion to them; as a cruel beast I will keep watch by the road;

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to”

Where is your king, that he may be your saviour? and all your rulers, that they may take up your cause? of whom you said, Give me a king and rulers.

לִּ֖י (לִּ֖) l “to”

I have given you a king, because I was angry, and have taken him away in my wrath.

לְךָ֥ (לְ) le. “to”

The pains of a woman in childbirth will come on him: he is an unwise son, for at this time it is not right for him to keep his place when children come to birth.

ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “to”

Assyria will not be our salvation; we will not go on horses; we will not again say to the work of our hands, You are our gods; for in you there is mercy for the child who has no father.

לְמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה (לְ) le. “to”

I will be as the dew to Israel; he will put out flowers like a lily, and send out his roots like Lebanon.

לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (לְ) le. “to”

His branches will be stretched out, he will be beautiful as the olive-tree and sweet-smelling as Lebanon.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “of”

As for Ephraim, what has he to do with false gods any longer? I have given an answer and I will keep watch over him; I am like a branching fir-tree, from me comes your fruit.

לִּ֥י (לִּ֥) l “to”לָֽעֲצַבִּ֑ים (לָֽ) la. “to <the>”

Give the story of it to your children, and let them give it to their children, and their children to another generation.

לִבְנֵיכֶ֣ם (לִ) li “to”לִבְנֵיהֶ֔ם (לִ) li “to”לְד֥וֹר (לְ) le. “to”

For a nation has come up over my land, strong and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the back teeth of a great lion.

לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “[belong] to”

By him my vine is made waste and my fig-tree broken: he has taken all its fruit and sent it down to the earth; its branches are made white.

לְשַׁמָּ֔ה (לְ) le. “into”לִקְצָפָ֑ה (לִ) li “into”

Sorrow for the day! for the day of the Lord is near, and as destruction from the Ruler of all it will come.

לַיּ֑וֹם (לַ) la “for the”

What sounds of pain come from the beasts! the herds of cattle are at a loss because there is no grass for them; even the flocks of sheep are no longer to be seen.

לָהֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “[belongs] to”

Before them fire sends destruction, and after them flame is burning: the land is like the garden of Eden before them, and after them an unpeopled waste; truly, nothing has been kept safe from them.

לְפָנָיו֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”לְפָנָ֗יו (לְ) le. “<to>”לּֽוֹ׃ (לּֽ) l “to”

The earth is troubled before them and the heavens are shaking: the sun and the moon have become dark, and the stars keep back their shining:

לְפָנָיו֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And the Lord is thundering before his forces; for very great is his army; for he is strong who gives effect to his word: for the day of the Lord is great and greatly to be feared, and who has strength against it?

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

May it not be that he will again let his purpose be changed and let a blessing come after him, even a meal offering and a drink offering for the Lord your God?

לַיהוָ֖ה (לַ) la. “for”

Let the priests, the servants of the Lord, be weeping between the covered way and the altar, and let them say, Have mercy on your people, O Lord, do not give up your heritage to shame, so that the nations become their rulers: why let them say among the p

וְלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ (לַ) la. “to the”לְחֶרְפָּה֙ (לְ) le. “into”לִמְשָׁל־ (לִ) li “to”לָ֚מָּה (לָ֚) La. “<to>”

Then the Lord had a care for the honour of his land and had pity on his people.

לְאַרְצ֑וֹ (לְ) le. “for”

And the Lord made answer and said to his people, See, I will send you grain and wine and oil in full measure: and I will no longer let you be shamed among the nations:

לְעַמּ֗וֹ (לְ) le. “to”לָכֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to”