- *Maddûaʿ*
- interrogative adverb - why
- *šôbᵊbāh*
- polal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - turned away/backslidden
- *ʿām*
- noun with definite article - the people
- *zeh*
- masculine demonstrative pronoun with definite article - this
- *yᵊrûšālaim*
- proper name - Jerusalem
- *mᵊšubāh*
- noun feminine singular - backsliding/apostasy
- *niṣṣaḥat*
- niphal participle feminine singular - perpetual/enduring
- *heḥĕzîqû*
- hiphil perfect 3rd person plural - they have held fast/seized
- *tarmît*
- noun with definite article - deceit/treachery
- *mēʾănû*
- piel perfect 3rd person plural - they have refused
- *šûb*
- qal infinitive construct - to return/repent