- *kî*
- conjunction - though/although/if
- *taʿăleh*
- Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - she ascends/goes up
- *bāḇel*
- proper noun - Babylon
- *haššāmayim*
- definite article + masculine dual/plural noun - the heavens
- *wəḵî*
- conjunction + conjunction - and though/and if
- *təḇaṣṣēr*
- Piel imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - fortifies/strengthens
- *mərom*
- masculine singular construct - height/high place of
- *ʿuzzāh*
- masculine singular noun + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her strength
- *mēʾittî*
- preposition + preposition + 1st person singular suffix - from me
- *yāḇōʾû*
- Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they shall come
- *šōdədîm*
- Qal participle masculine plural - destroyers/plunderers
- *lāh*
- preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - to/for her
- *nəʾum*
- construct state - declaration of
- *YHWH*
- divine name