- *ʿattāh*
- adverb - now
- *lāmmāh*
- interrogative - why
- *tārîʿî*
- hiphil imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - you cry aloud/shout
- *rēaʿ*
- masculine singular noun - evil/distress/harm
- *hă*
- interrogative prefix - ?
- *melek*
- masculine singular noun - king
- *ʾên*
- particle of negation - there is no
- *bāk*
- preposition with 2nd feminine singular suffix - in you
- *ʾim*
- conjunction - or/if
- *yôʿăṣēk*
- qal participle, masculine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your counselor
- *ʾābād*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - perished/was destroyed
- *kî*
- conjunction - for/because
- *heḥĕzîqēk*
- hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - has seized you
- *ḥîl*
- masculine singular noun - pain/anguish/writhing
- *ka-yôlēdāh*
- preposition + definite article + qal participle, feminine singular - like the one giving birth