And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.
Ver. 9. He shall set engines of war.] Helepoles inieciet. A graphic description of a siege.
And with his axes.] Or, Battering rams, or slings. Heb., With his swords; Gr., With his lances, ferramentis mueronatis helepoleos. Vide Am. Marcell, lib. xxiii.