John Trapp Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 33:5
Jer 33:5 They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but [it is] to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city. Ver. 5. They come to fight with the Chaldeans. ] But they fight not in God’s name; for he hath, for all their wickedness, hidden his face from them; therefore they fight with such sorry success; the houses which they would defend are filled with their dead caresses. This whole verse... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 33:4
Jer 33:4 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... read more