And ye have seen [a]the breaches of the city of David: for they were many, and ye gathered the waters of the lower pool.

10 And ye numbered the houses [b]of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall,

11 And have also made a ditch between the two walls, for the [c]waters of the old pool, and have not looked unto the maker [d]thereof, neither had respect unto him that formed it of old.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 22:9 Ye forfeited the ruinous places which were neglected in times of peace: meaning, the whole City, and the City of David, which was within the compass of the other.
  2. Isaiah 22:10 Either to pull down such as might hurt, or else to know what men they were able to make.
  3. Isaiah 22:11 To provide if need should be of water.
  4. Isaiah 22:11 To God that made Jerusalem: that is, they trusted more in these worldly means, than in God.

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