- *šillaḥtî*
- piel perfect, 1st person singular - I will send
- *Bāvel*
- proper noun - Babylon
- *zārîm*
- masculine plural noun - strangers/foreigners
- *zērûhā*
- piel perfect, 3rd plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - they will winnow/scatter her
- *yevōqqû*
- piel imperfect, 3rd plural - they will empty/make void
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *hāyû*
- qal perfect, 3rd plural - they will be
- *sāvîv*
- adverb - around/surrounding
- *yôm*
- masculine singular noun - day
- *rāʿāh*
- feminine singular noun - evil/calamity/distress