In the evening the prophet was to return to the wall, break through it, and transport the goods from the inside to the outside of the city.

Here the Prophet relates that he had carried out what God had commanded. He was also aware that this action would be exposed to many jeers and repr…

And I did so as I was commanded
Though it might seem ridiculous in the sight of men, and he be bantered and despised…

By the preparation for removal, and his breaking through the wall of his house at evening, as one desiring to escape from the enemy, the prophet si…