- *wā-ʾēṣəʾāh*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 1st singular cohortative - and I went out
- *šaʿar*
- masculine singular construct - gate of
- *gayʾ*
- masculine singular - valley
- *laylāh*
- masculine singular - night
- *pənê*
- masculine plural construct - face/front of
- *ʿên*
- feminine singular construct - spring of
- *tannîn*
- masculine singular - dragon/serpent/jackal
- *ʾašpōt*
- feminine plural - refuse/dung
- *wā-ʾĕhî*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 1st singular - and I was
- *śōbēr*
- qal participle masculine singular - examining/looking at
- *ḥômōt*
- feminine plural construct - walls of
- *yərûšālaim*
- proper noun - Jerusalem
- *pərûṣîm*
- qal passive participle masculine plural - broken down
- *šəʿāreyhā*
- masculine plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - its gates
- *ʾukkəlû*
- pual perfect 3rd common plural - were consumed
- *ʾēš*
- feminine singular - fire