## goes up against the city ##

AT: "attacks the city" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## the city of the mighty ##

AT: "the city of mighty men" or "the city of mighty warriors" (UDB)

## he brings down ##

AT: "he destroys" or "he first brings down"

## the stronghold that defended it ##

AT: "the fortress that would have made it impossible to conquer the city"