- *ʿammî*
- noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my people
- *ḥigrî*
- qal imperative, feminine singular - gird yourself
- *śāq*
- noun, masculine singular - sackcloth
- *hitpallšî*
- hithpael imperative, feminine singular - roll yourself
- *ʾēper*
- noun, masculine singular - ashes/dust
- *ʾēbel*
- noun, masculine singular - mourning
- *yāḥîd*
- adjective, masculine singular - only/beloved [child]
- *ʿăśî*
- qal imperative, feminine singular - make
- *mispad*
- noun, masculine singular - lamentation/wailing
- *tamrûrîm*
- noun, masculine plural - bitterness
- *pitʾōm*
- adverb - suddenly
- *yābōʾ*
- qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will come
- *šōdēd*
- qal participle, masculine singular - destroyer