- *wə-yəhî*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was/came
- *dəvar*
- noun, masculine singular construct - word of
- *YHWH*
- proper noun - Yahweh/LORD
- *ʾel*
- preposition - to/unto
- *Yirməyāhû*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Jeremiah
- *lēʾmōr*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying