Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, and as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof.
Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field. Samaria's punishment is mentioned first, as it was to fall before Jerusalem.
As an heap of the field - (Micah 3:12). Such a head of stones and rubbish as is gathered out of fields, to clear them (Hosea 12:11). Palestine is of a soil abounding in stones, which are "gathered out" before the vines are planted (Isaiah 5:2).
And as plantings of a vineyard - as a place where vines are planted. Vineyards were cultivated on the sides of hills exposed to the sun. The hill on which Samaria was built by Omri, who bought it from Shemer, its original owner, had been, doubtless, planted with vines originally; now it is to be reduced again to its original state (1 Kings 16:24).
And I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley - I will dash down the stones of the city into the valley beneath. A graphic picture of the present appearance of the ruins, which is as though 'the buildings of the ancient city had, been thrown down from the brow of the hill' ('Scottish Mission of Enquiry,' pp. 293, 294).
And I will discover the foundations thereof - I will destroy it so utterly as to lay bare its foundations (Ezekiel 13:14). Samaria was destroyed by Shalmaneser.