Jer 33:4 | JFB | STEP | 4. houses ... thrown down by the mounts-- namely, by the missiles cast from the besiegers' mounds ( ); "and by the sword" follows properly, as, after missiles had prepared the way, the foe next advanced to close quarters "with the sword."

‏ Jeremiah 33:4

4. houses ... thrown down by the mounts--namely, by the missiles cast from the besiegers' mounds (Jr 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."