- *yiššābaʿ*
- waw-consecutive + Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he swore
- *melek*
- masculine singular noun with article - the king
- *ṣidqîyāhū*
- proper name - Zedekiah
- *yirmĕyāhū*
- proper name with preposition *ʾel* - to Jeremiah
- *sēter*
- masculine singular noun with article and preposition *bĕ* - in the secret/privately
- *lēmōr*
- Qal infinitive construct - saying
- *ḥay*
- adjective construct - living/as lives
- *yĕhwāh*
- divine name - YHWH
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker (or possibly untranslated particle)
- *ʿāśāh*
- Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he made/created
- *nepeš*
- feminine singular noun with article - the soul/life
- *zōʾt*
- feminine singular demonstrative - this
- *ʾămîtekā*
- Hiphil imperfect, 1st common singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix with conditional *ʾim* - if I kill you
- *ʾettenĕkā*
- Qal imperfect, 1st common singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix with conditional *ʾim* - if I give you
- *yad*
- feminine singular construct with preposition *bĕ* - in the hand of
- *ʾănāšîm*
- masculine plural noun with article - the men
- *ʾēlleh*
- plural demonstrative with article - these
- *mĕbaqqĕšîm*
- Piel participle, masculine plural - seeking
- *napšekā*
- feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your life/soul