en_tn/psa/037/014.md

832 B

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: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

to cast down the oppressed and needy

AT: "ready to kill those they treat cruelly and the poor" (See:rc://en/ta/man/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:rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche and rc://en/ta/man/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: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)