- *wa-yĕhî*
- waw-consecutive with Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was/came
- *dĕbar*
- construct singular - word of
- *YHWH*
- divine name - Yahweh/LORD
- *ʾēlay*
- preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me
- *lēʾmōr*
- Qal infinitive construct - saying
- *ʾattāh*
- 2nd person masculine singular independent pronoun - you
- *rōʾeh*
- Qal participle masculine singular - seeing
- *Yirmĕyāhû*
- proper name - Jeremiah
- *wā-ʾōmar*
- waw-consecutive with Qal imperfect 1st singular - and I said
- *maqqēl*
- singular noun - rod/staff
- *šāqēd*
- singular noun - almond
- *ʾănî*
- 1st person singular independent pronoun - I