- *mâ-ʾăʿîḏēḵ*
- interrogative + hiphil imperfect, 1st common singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - what shall I testify to you
- *mâ*
- interrogative - what
- *ʾăḏammeh-lāḵ*
- piel imperfect, 1st common singular + preposition + 2nd feminine singular suffix - shall I compare to you
- *habbaṯ*
- definite article + noun, feminine singular construct - O daughter
- *yərûšālaim*
- proper noun - Jerusalem
- *ʾašweh-lāḵ*
- hiphil imperfect, 1st common singular + preposition + 2nd feminine singular suffix - shall I liken to you
- *waʾănaḥămēḵ*
- conjunction + piel imperfect, 1st common singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - that I may comfort you
- *bəṯûlaṯ*
- noun, feminine singular construct - virgin of
- *baṯ-ṣiyyôn*
- construct chain - daughter of Zion
- *kî-ḡāḏôl*
- conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - for great
- *kayyām*
- preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - as the sea
- *šiḇrēḵ*
- noun, masculine singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your destruction/breach
- *mî*
- interrogative - who
- *yirpāʾ-lāḵ*
- qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + preposition + 2nd feminine singular suffix - will heal you