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578 B
escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowlers
The writer describes his escape from the enemies as if he was a bird that had escaped from the snare of the hunters. Alternate translation: "escaped from our enemies as a bird escapes from the trap that hunters have set" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
snare
a small trap of string or wire made for catching small animals or birds
the snare has been broken
The plot of the enemies to catch the writer failed as if it was a snare that had broken. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)