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Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of those rulers

Here "staff" and "scepter" refer to a person's power. AT: "Yahweh has broken the power of the wicked people of Babylon and crushed their strong rule. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

with unceasing blows

"again and again"

that ruled the nations

"that conquered other nations"