- *šāmaʿtā*
- verb, qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you heard
- *mērāḥôq*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular - from distance/long ago
- *ʾôtāh*
- direct object marker with 3fs suffix - it
- *ʿāśîtî*
- verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular - I did/made
- *yəmê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - days of
- *qedem*
- noun, masculine singular - ancient times
- *wîṣartîhā*
- conjunction + verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular with 3fs suffix - and I formed it
- *hăbēʾtîhā*
- verb, hiphil perfect 1st person common singular with 3fs suffix - I have brought it
- *ûtəhî*
- conjunction + verb, qal jussive 3rd person feminine singular - and it should be
- *hašʾôt*
- verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to devastate
- *gallîm*
- noun, masculine plural - heaps
- *niṣṣîm*
- verb, niphal participle masculine plural - ruined
- *ʿārîm*
- noun, feminine plural - cities
- *bəṣûrôt*
- adjective, feminine plural - fortified