Jeremiah 32:24

Overview - Jeremiah 32
Jeremiah, being imprisoned by Zedekiah for his prophecy,
buys Hanameel's field.
13 Baruch must preserve the evidences, as tokens of the people's return.
16 Jeremiah in his prayer complains to God.
26 God confirms the captivity for their sins;
36 and promises a gracious return.
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Jeremiah 32:24  (King James Version)
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.
 


mounts
or, engines of shot.
33:4 Ezekiel 21:22
The mounts were huge terraces raised up to plant their engines on; and so formed as to be capable of being moved forwards towards the city
See Note on 2 ; Sa 20:15

the city is
Jeremiah 32:3 Jeremiah 32:25 Jeremiah 32:36 ; 21:4-7 37:6-10

because
14:12-15 15:1-3 16:4 24:10 52:6 Lamentations 2:21 Lamentations 2:22 ; 4:3-10 Ezekiel 14:21

what
Deuteronomy 4:26 ; Deuteronomy 31:16 Deuteronomy 31:17 Deuteronomy 32:24 Deuteronomy 32:25 Joshua 23:15 Joshua 23:16 ; Zechariah 1:6 ; Matthew 24:35