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Connecting Statement:
Yahweh continues to describe the sword of Yahweh which is a metaphor for the enemy army that Yahweh will use to attack Jerusalem. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
hit your two hands together
This means for him to clap his hands as a sign of his grief. Alternate translation: "clap your hands to show that you are very sad" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)
even a third time
This is an idiom that means multiple times. Alternate translation: "again and again" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
A sword for the ones to be slaughtered
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "It is a sword for slaughtering people" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
It is a sword for the many to be slaughtered
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "It is a sword for slaughtering many people" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
piercing them everywhere
"attacking them from every side." Some Bibles translate this as "which enters into their rooms." This means no matter where they hide, the sword will kill them.
piercing them
The word "them" refers to the people of Jerusalem and of the land of Israel.