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10 You will count the houses in Jerusalem.
    You will tear down those houses in order to fortify the walls.
11 You will build a reservoir between the two walls
    to hold the water of the Old Pool.
        You didn’t look to Jerusalem’s maker.
        You didn’t see the one who formed it long ago.
12 On that day Adonay Yahweh Tsebaoth
    will call for crying and for mourning,
        for shaving your heads and for wearing sackcloth.

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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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