Yahweh continues to describe Zechariah's vision for him.
## blacksmiths ##
People with this job make things out of metal. They are used to refer to the swords of an army. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
## the horns that scattered Judah ##
See note in [Zechariah 1:18](./18.md).
## no man would lift up his head ##
This phrase describes someone who is too afraid to look something that scares him. AT: "no man would have courage" (See: "[[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
## drive them out ##
"drive those nations out"
## to cast down the horns ##
"to defeat the armies"
## lifted up any horn ##
This refers to blowing a horn to command an army. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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