## Prepare for war, rouse the mighty men ##

Both of these phrases are saying to prepare soldiers for war. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## Rouse the mighty men ##

"Make the mighty men ready for action"

## Beat your plowshares into swords ... your knives into spears ##

They were being told to turn their tools into weapons. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## plowshares ##

tools that are used to break up the soil in order to plant crops

## pruning knives ##

knives that are used to cut off small branches