Isaiah 22:10

And the houses of Jerusalem have ye numbered, and ye have pulled down the houses to fortify the wall.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.

In Context

9And the breaches of the city of David have ye seen, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

11And a tank have ye made between the two walls for the water of the old pool; but ye have not looked at the Maker thereof, him that fashioned it in distant times have ye not regarded.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 11:11And he strengthened the strong-holds, and put commanders in them, and stores of food, and oil and wine;

Jeremiah 33:4For thus hath said the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by means of the mounds, and by means of the sword;

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 22:9-15

Contempt of Divine Goodness; Contempt of Divine Judgments. ( b. c. 718.) 8 And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest. 9 Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool. 10 And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall. 11 Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not… Read the whole commentary →

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