- *bə-ḥeser*
- preposition with noun, masculine singular - in want/lack
- *û-ḇə-ḵāp̄ān*
- conjunction with preposition with noun, masculine singular - and in famine/hunger
- *galmûḏ*
- adjective, masculine singular - barren/desolate/solitary
- *ha-ʿōrəqîm*
- definite article with verb, qal participle, masculine plural - the fleeing ones/gnawing
- *ṣiyyâ*
- noun, feminine singular - dry/arid land/desert
- *ʾemeš*
- adverb - yesterday/recently/formerly
- *šôʾâ*
- noun, feminine singular - devastation/ruin/storm
- *û-məšōʾâ*
- conjunction with noun, feminine singular - and desolation/waste