15 So that hearts may melt with fear

and the fallen be many,

I have stationed the sword for slaughter

at all their gates.

Look! It is forged to strike like lightning,

it is grasped for slaughter.

15 I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter.

15 Let their hearts melt with terror,

for the sword glitters at every gate.

It flashes like lightning

and is polished for slaughter!

15 I have set the point of the sword against all their gates,

That the heart may melt and many may stumble.

Ah! It is made bright;

It is grasped for slaughter:

15 Their hearts will melt with fear,

and many people will die.

I have placed the killing sword

at all their city gates.

Oh! The sword is made to flash like lightning.

It is held, ready for killing.

15 I have set the threatening sword against all their gates, that their heart may melt, and their stumblings be multiplied: ah! it is made as lightning, it is pointed for slaughter.

15 In order that the heart may melt, and the stumbling-blocks be multiplied, I have set the threatening sword against all their gates: ah! it is made glittering, it is whetted for the slaughter.

15 I have appointed my sword to slaughter people at all their gates 

so that their hearts will sink and many will die. 

Yes! It’s ready to flash like lightning. 

It’s polished to kill. 

15 I have appointed a sword for slaughter

at all their gates,

so that their hearts may melt

and many may stumble.

Yes! It is ready to flash like lightning;

it is drawn for slaughter.

15 therefore hearts melt

and many stumble.

At all their gates I have set

the point of the sword.

Ah! It is made for flashing,

it is polished for slaughter.

15 so that a heart melts, and the fallen multiply at all of their gates. I gave a sword for slaughter, and alas! It is made for flashing, it is grasped for slaughtering.

15 People’s hearts will melt away in fear.

Many will be wounded or killed.

I have prepared the sword to kill people

at all of their city gates.

It flashes like lightning.

It is in the killer’s hand.

15 that their hearts may melt, and many fall at all their gates. I have given the glittering sword. Ah! It is made for striking like lightning, it is wrapped up in readiness for slaughter.