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The bow of the mighty men are broken
Possible meanings are 1) the bows themselves are broken or 2) the men who carry the bows are prevented from acting. AT: "Mighty bowmen are kept from acting"
The bow of the mighty men are broken
This can be stated in active form. AT: "Yahweh breaks the bows of the mighty men" or "Yahweh can make even the strongest of people weak" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
those who stumble put on strength like a belt
This metaphor means they will no longer stumble, but their strength will remain with them as tightly as a belt. AT: "he will make those who stumble strong" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
put on ... a belt
This is the general term for putting something around one's waist to prepare for work.