H9005–/ל–l

As for the trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand. He loveth to oppress.

לַעֲשֹׁ֥ק (לַ) la. “to”

And Ephraim said: 'Surely I am become rich, I have found me wealth; in all my labours they shall find in me no iniquity that were sin.'

לִ֑י (לִ֑) L “for”לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “to”

Ephraim hath provoked most bitterly; therefore shall his blood be cast upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to”

And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, according to their own understanding, even idols, all of them the work of the craftsmen; of them they say: 'They that sacrifice men kiss calves.'

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

Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that early passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the wind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the window.

לָכֵ֗ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

Therefore am I become unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the way;

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to”

Ho, now, thy king, that he may save thee in all thy cities! and thy judges, of whom thou saidst: 'Give me a king and princes!'

לִּ֖י (לִּ֖) l “to”

I give thee a king in Mine anger, and take him away in My wrath.

לְךָ֥ (לְ) le. “to”

The throes of a travailing woman shall come upon him; he is an unwise son; for it is time he should not tarry in the place of the breaking forth of children.

ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “to”

Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses; neither will we call any more the work of our hands our gods; for in Thee the fatherless findeth mercy.'

לְמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה (לְ) le. “to”

I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (לְ) le. “to”

His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his fragrance as Lebanon.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “of”

Ephraim shall say: 'What have I to do any more with idols?' As for Me, I respond and look on him; I am like a leafy cypress-tree; from Me is thy fruit found.

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

Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.

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

For a people is come up upon my land, mighty, and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the jaw-teeth of a lioness.

לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “[belong] to”

He hath laid my vine waste, and blasted my fig-tree; he hath made it clean bare, and cast it down, the branches thereof are made white.

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

Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

לַיּ֑וֹם (לַ) la “for the”

How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

לָהֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “[belongs] to”

A fire devoureth before them, and behind them a flame blazeth; the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing escapeth them.

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

Before them the earth quaketh, the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are become black, and the stars withdraw their shining.

לְפָנָיו֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And the LORD uttereth His voice before His army; for His camp is very great, for he is mighty that executeth His word; for great is the day of the LORD and very terrible; and who can abide it?

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

Who knoweth whether He will not turn and repent, and leave a blessing behind Him, even a meal-offering and a drink-offering unto the LORD your God?

לַיהוָ֖ה (לַ) la. “for”

Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say: 'Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not Thy heritage to reproach, that the nations should make them a byword: wherefore should they say among the peoples:

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

Then was the LORD jealous for His land, and had pity on His people.

לְאַרְצ֑וֹ (לְ) le. “for”

And the LORD answered and said unto His people: 'Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations;

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