Isaiah 22:10

and that they had pulled down the houses of Jerusalem, to fortify the wall of the city.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 they shall uncover the secret places of the houses of the citadel of David: and they saw that they were many, and that one had turned the water of the old pool into the city;

11And ye procured to yourselves water between the two walls within the ancient pool: but ye looked not to him that made it from the beginning, and regarded not him that created it.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 11:11And he fortified them with walls, and placed in them captains, and stores of provisions, oil and wine,

Jeremiah 33:4And thou shalt say, Thus said the Lord; If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my statutes which I set before you,

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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