- *yēšəḇû*
- qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they sit
- *lāʾāreṣ*
- preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - to the ground
- *yiddəmû*
- qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they are silent
- *ziqnê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - elders of
- *baṯ-ṣiyyôn*
- construct chain - daughter of Zion
- *heʿĕlû*
- hiphil perfect, 3rd common plural - they have cast up
- *ʿāp̄ār*
- noun, masculine singular - dust
- *ʿal-rōʾšām*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - on their heads
- *ḥāḡərû*
- qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they have girded themselves with
- *śaqqîm*
- noun, masculine plural - sackcloth
- *hôrîḏû*
- hiphil perfect, 3rd common plural - they have brought down
- *rōʾšān*
- noun, masculine singular + 3rd feminine plural suffix - their heads
- *bəṯûlōṯ*
- noun, feminine plural construct - virgins of
- *yərûšālāim*
- proper noun - Jerusalem