they have cut down at once the gates thereof, with axe and hatchet they have brought it down.
Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; Violence covereth them as a garment.
Therefore pride is about their necks like a chain; violence covers them like a garment [like a long, luxurious robe].
Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; Violence covereth them as a garment.
That’s why they wear arrogance like a necklace, why violence covers them like clothes.
they have cut down the entrances themselves. With axe and hatchet, they have brought it down.