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476 B
476 B
to melt their hearts
"to fill them with terror" or "to cause them to be terrified"
to multiply their fallen
"to kill many people among them"
set the sword for slaughter
"placed soldiers armed with swords at their gates, ready to slaughter the people"
their gates
The word "their" refers to the people of Jerusalem.
It is made like lightning
"My sword is polished and flashes like lightning"
it is grasped for slaughter
"released to slaughter the people"