2Sa 1:27 | KD | STEP | The third strophe ( ) contains simply a brief aftertone of sorrow, in which the ode does away: Oh how are the mighty fallen, The instruments of war perished! “The instruments of war” are not the weapons; but the expression is a figurative one, referring to the heroes by whom war was carried on (vid., ). Luther has adopted this rendering ( die Streitbaren ).

‏ 2 Samuel 1:27

The third strophe (2Sa 1:27) contains simply a brief aftertone of sorrow, in which the ode does away:

Oh how are the mighty fallen,

The instruments of war perished!“The instruments of war” are not the weapons; but the expression is a figurative one, referring to the heroes by whom war was carried on (vid., Isa 13:5). Luther has adopted this rendering (die Streitbaren).