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you poured them out into the hands of the sword

Possible meanings of this metaphor are 1) "you gave them over to their enemies who killed them with swords" or 2) "you killed them with swords." (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

at the time of their distress

"at a time of disaster"