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  • The wicked have drawn out their swords and have bent their bows - AT: "The wicked have readied their weapons." Bows are examples of the weapons the wicked use. (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_synecdoche)
  • to cast down the oppressed and needy - AT: "ready to kill those they treat cruelly and the poor" (See::en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_doublet)
  • Their swords will pierce their own hearts, - AT: "Their weapons will be turned against them." Swords are examples of weapons and "hearts" represent the persons. (See::en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_synecdoche and :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_idiom)
  • their bows will be broken - AT: "The weapons they use against the righteous will be destroyed." Bows are examples of the weapons the wicked use. (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_synecdoche)