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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Jeremiah 33:4

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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houses . . . thrown down by the mounts--namely, by the missiles cast from the besiegers' mounds (Jer 32:24); "and by the sword" follows properly, as, after missiles had prepared the way, the foe next advanced to close quarters "with the sword."
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