en_tn/jol/03/09.md

Prepare for war, rouse the mighty men

Both of these phrases are saying to prepare soldiers for war. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

Rouse the mighty men

"Make the mighty men ready for action"

Beat your plowshares into swords ... your knives into spears

They were being told to turn their tools into weapons. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

plowshares

tools that are used to break up the soil in order to plant crops

pruning knives

knives that are used to cut off small branches