Isaiah 22:9

And ye haue seene the breaches of the citie of Dauid: for they were many, and ye gathered the waters of the lower poole.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8And hee discouered the couering of Iudah: and thou didest looke in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.

10And yee nombred the houses of Ierusalem, and the houses haue yee broken downe to fortifie the wall,

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 32:1After these things faithfully described, Saneherib King of Asshur came and entred into Iudah, and besieged the strong cities, and thought to winne them for him selfe.

2 Chronicles 32:5And he tooke courage, and built all the broken wall, and made vp the towers, and another wall without, and repayred Millo in the citie of Dauid, and made many dartes and shields.

Nehemiah 3:16After him fortified Nehemiah the sonne of Azbuk, the ruler of ye halfe part of Beth-zur, vntill the otherside ouer against the sepulchres of Dauid, and to the fishpoole that was repaired, and vnto the house of the mightie.

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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