- *Eikh*
- interrogative - how
- *hayu*
- verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they were/became
- *leshammah*
- preposition + noun, feminine singular - to desolation
- *kherega'*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular - as in a moment
- *safu*
- verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they are swept away
- *tammu*
- verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they are finished
- *min-ballahot*
- preposition + noun, feminine plural - from terrors