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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 32:24 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 32:24 |
King James |
Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
mounts--mounds of earth raised as breastworks by the besieging army, behind which they employed their engines, and which they gradually pushed forward to the walls of the city.
behold, thou seest it--connected with Jer 32:25. Thou seest all this with Thine own eyes, and yet (what seems inconsistent with it) Thou commandest me to buy a field. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| The mounts - See Jer 6:6 note. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
mounts
Or, engines of shot. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The mounts - Rather engines of war with which those nations used to batter walls, or to shoot great stones into places besieged. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Behold the mounts - The huge terraces raised up to plant their engines on, that they might throw darts, stones, etc., into the city.
Because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence - The city was now reduced to extreme necessity; and from the siege continuing nearly a year longer, we may conclude that the besieged made a noble defense. |
25 And thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses; for the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
6 For thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.