Isaiah 22:10

You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore them down to strengthen the wall.

Majority Standard Bible

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

9You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.

11You built a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider Him who planned it long ago.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 11:11He strengthened their fortifications and put officers in them, with supplies of food, oil, and wine.

Jeremiah 33:4For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the houses of this city and the palaces of the kings of Judah that have been torn down for defense against the siege ramps and 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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