Ezekiel 4:2

Lay siege. The captives hoped that Jerusalem had suffered her last siege. Encouraged by false prophets, they expected soon to return to their native land. If they received Ezekiel’s prediction of another siege, that would dash their fond hopes. Nevertheless, the doom upon their beloved city was inevitable. The impending judgments were portrayed before the people in significant emblems that spoke with greater force and efficacy than words.

Fort. Heb. dayeq, a collective noun designating siegeworks, probably here of the type to overtop the walls of the besieged place, and thus to give opportunity for the besiegers to reach the defenders with their arrows as well as to provide an observation post.

Mount. This was an artificially made hill to enable the besiegers to mount the walls.

Battering rams. These were heavy beams with iron heads suspended horizontally by ropes from towers or movable frames. These beams were violently driven against the walls. Such machines appear frequently in Assyrian bas-reliefs, and seem to have been in common use at that time.