- *qārāʾṯî*
- qal perfect, 1st singular - I called
- *laməʾahăḇay*
- preposition + piel participle, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - to my lovers
- *hēmmāh*
- 3rd masculine plural pronoun - they
- *rimmûnî*
- piel perfect, 3rd plural with 1st singular suffix - they deceived me
- *kōhănay*
- noun, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - my priests
- *û*
- conjunction - and
- *zəqēnay*
- noun, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - my elders
- *bāʿîr*
- preposition + definite noun, feminine singular - in the city
- *gāwāʿû*
- qal perfect, 3rd plural - they perished
- *kî*
- conjunction - for/because
- *ḇiqšû*
- piel perfect, 3rd plural - they sought
- *ʾōḵel*
- noun, masculine singular - food
- *lāmô*
- preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - for themselves
- *wə*
- conjunction - and
- *yāšîḇû*
- hifil imperfect, 3rd plural - they might restore
- *ʾeṯ*
- direct object marker
- *nap̄šām*
- noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their life