- *hêlîlî*
- hiphil imperative, feminine singular - wail/howl
- *ḥešbôn*
- proper noun - Heshbon (city)
- *šuddədāh*
- pual perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - has been devastated
- *ʿay*
- proper noun - Ai (city)
- *ṣəʿaqnāh*
- qal imperative, feminine plural - cry out
- *bənôt*
- feminine plural construct - daughters of
- *rabbāh*
- proper noun - Rabbah (capital city of Ammon)
- *ḥăgōrnāh*
- qal imperative, feminine plural - gird/put on
- *śaqqîm*
- masculine plural noun - sackcloth
- *səp̱ōdnāh*
- qal imperative, feminine plural - lament/mourn
- *wə*
- conjunction - and
- *hitšôṭaṭnāh*
- hithpael imperative, feminine plural - roam about/run to and fro
- *gədērôt*
- feminine plural noun + definite article - sheep pens/enclosures/fences
- *malkām*
- noun + possessive suffix, 'their king' or possibly 'Milcom/Molech' (Ammonite deity)
- *gôlāh*
- feminine singular noun with prefix - exile/captivity
- *yēlēk*
- qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will go
- *kōhănāyw*
- masculine plural noun + 3ms suffix - his priests
- *śārāyw*
- masculine plural noun + 3ms suffix - his princes/officials
- *yaḥdāw*
- adverb - together