In these two verses the author compares the enemies of Israel to a flood of water.

## The water would have swept is away ##

AT: "Our  enemies would have easily defeated us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## the torrent would have overwhelmed us ##

"the violent waters would have been too much for us" or AT: "Our enemies would have overwhelmed us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## the raging waters would have drowned us ##

"the violent waters would have killed us" or AT: "our enemies would have killed us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])