- *hôy*
- interjection - woe
- *hāʾōmərîm*
- definite article with qal participle masculine plural - those saying
- *lāraʿ*
- preposition with definite article with masculine singular adjective - to the evil
- *ṭôb*
- masculine singular adjective - good
- *wə*
- conjunction - and
- *laṭṭôb*
- preposition with definite article with masculine singular adjective - to the good
- *rāʿ*
- masculine singular adjective - evil
- *śāmîm*
- qal participle masculine plural - putting/placing
- *ḥōšek*
- masculine singular noun - darkness
- *ləʾôr*
- preposition with masculine singular noun - for light
- *wəʾôr*
- conjunction with masculine singular noun - and light
- *ləḥōšek*
- preposition with masculine singular noun - for darkness
- *mar*
- masculine singular adjective - bitter
- *ləmātôq*
- preposition with masculine singular adjective - for sweet
- *ûmātôq*
- conjunction with masculine singular adjective - and sweet
- *ləmār*
- preposition with masculine singular adjective - for bitter