ex hostis tuos ungula, o ex hostis tui ungula?
from:

Veni, O Iesse virgula,
ex hostis tuos ungula,
de spectu tuos tartari
educ et antro barathri.

Why is tuos in the accusative, and not genitive, like 'from the hook of your enemies -- ex hostis tui ungula'? Same question for the 3rd line.

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Question

ex hostis tuos ungula, o ex hostis tui ungula?
from:

Veni, O Iesse virgula,
ex hostis tuos ungula,
de spectu tuos tartari
educ et antro barathri.

Why is tuos in the accusative, and not genitive, like 'from the hook of your enemies --> ex hostis tui ungula'? Same question for the 3rd line.

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Answer

'tuos' is accusative masculine plural, and both 'tuos' are accusative because of 'educ'. So it means 'lead them, your men, out of the grasp of the enemy, lead them...'

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