For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword;
Ver. 4. Which are thrown down by the mounts.] Or, Catapults, or engines of demolition, used to batter with. See Jeremiah 32:24 .
And by the sword.] Or, Mattocks - scil., After that the enemy had entered the city, and cried, as Psalms 137:3 ,
“ Destruite, ex imis subvertite fundamentis: ”
Down with it, down with it, even to the ground.