- *wa*
- conjunction - and
- *'ănî*
- pronoun, 1st singular - I
- *'āmartî*
- perfect, 1st singular - I said
- *'ak*
- adverb - surely/only/indeed
- *dallîm*
- adjective, masculine plural - poor/low/weak
- *hēm*
- pronoun, 3rd masculine plural - they
- *nô'ălû*
- perfect, 3rd plural, niphal - they became foolish
- *kî*
- conjunction - because/for
- *lō'*
- negative particle - not
- *yādə'û*
- perfect, 3rd plural - they knew
- *derek*
- noun, masculine singular construct - way/road/manner
- *YHWH*
- divine name - Yahweh
- *mišpaṭ*
- noun, masculine singular construct - judgment/justice
- *'ĕlōhîm*
- noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their God