Yahweh continues to describe the sword of Yahweh which is a metaphor for the enemy army that Yahweh will use to attack Jerusalem. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
This speaks of causing the people to be so terrified that it is as if their hearts were melting. AT: "to fill them with terror" or "to cause them to be terrified" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# to multiply their fallen
Here "fallen" refers to the people killed in battle. This means there will be a greater number of people killed. AT: "to kill many people among them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# set the slaughter of the sword
Here the sword of Yahweh represents men with swords that are to attack Jerusalem. Also, the word "slaughter" can be expressed as a verb. AT: "placed soldiers armed with swords at their gates, ready to slaughter the people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
This compares how the sword is well polished and how it reflects light to appear like lightning. AT: "My sword is polished and flashes like lightning" or "It is polished and reflects light as being like lightning" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
# set free to butcher!
The sword of Yahweh represents the men with swords that are to attack Jerusalem. This speaks of them being released to attack as if they were released to butcher the people in the same way that animals are butchered. AT: "released to slaughter the people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# You, sword! Strike to the right! ... Go wherever your face is turned
Here Yahweh speaks to a sword to emphasize that he is in control of what is happening during the attack. The phrase "wherever your face is turned" is an idiom. AT: "I tell those attacking with swords, 'Strike to the right! ... Attack in every direction'" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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