- *šāmaʿnû*
- qal perfect, 1st person plural - we have heard
- *šāməʿô*
- noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its report/news
- *rāpû*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they are slack/weak
- *yādênû*
- noun, feminine dual + 1st person plural suffix - our hands
- *ṣārāh*
- noun, feminine singular - distress/anguish
- *heḥĕzîqatnû*
- hiphil perfect, 3rd feminine singular + 1st person plural suffix - it has seized us
- *ḥîl*
- noun, masculine singular - pain/anguish
- *yôlēdāh*
- qal participle, feminine singular - woman giving birth