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Connecting Statement:
Hannah continues to recite a song to Yahweh. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism)
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. Alternate translation: "Mighty bowmen are kept from acting"
The bow of the mighty men are broken
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "Yahweh breaks the bows of the mighty men" or "Yahweh can make even the strongest of people weak" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/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. Alternate translation: "he will make those who stumble strong" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
put on ... a belt
This is the general term for putting something around one's waist to prepare for work.