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10 You ·counted [surveyed] the houses of Jerusalem,
    and you tore down houses to ·repair the walls with their stones [L strengthen/fortify the wall].
11 You made a ·pool [reservoir] between the two walls
    to save water from the old pool,
but you did not ·trust [look to] the ·God who made these things [L one who made it; C the “it” could be the pool, the wall or the whole city of Jerusalem];
    you did not ·respect [consider; have regard for] the One who ·planned [or fashioned; formed] ·them [it] long ago.

12 ·At that time [L In that day] the Lord God ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] ·told the people
    to cry and be sad [L called for weeping and mourning],
    ·to shave their heads [L for baldness] and ·wear rough cloth [for wearing burlap/sackcloth; C signs of sorrow and repentance].

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10 You counted the buildings in Jerusalem
    and tore down houses(A) to strengthen the wall.(B)
11 You built a reservoir between the two walls(C)
    for the water of the Old Pool,(D)
but you did not look to the One who made it,
    or have regard(E) for the One who planned(F) it long ago.

12 The Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    called you on that day(G)
to weep(H) and to wail,
    to tear out your hair(I) and put on sackcloth.(J)

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