Isaiah 22:11
And a reservoir, ye made between the two walls, for the waters of the ancient pool,—And had no regard unto him that made it, Nor unto him that formed it long ago, had ye respect.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
10And the houses of Jerusalem, ye counted,—And brake down the houses, to fortify the wall;
Cross References
2 Kings 20:20Now, the rest of the story of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool and an aqueduct, and brought water into the city, are, they, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
2 Chronicles 6:6nevertheless I have made choice of Jerusalem, that my Name might be there,—and I have made choice of David, that he might be over my people Israel.
2 Chronicles 32:3he took counsel with his captains and his heroes, to stop the waters of the fountains, which were outside the city,—and they helped him.
Isaiah 7:3Then said Yahweh, unto Isaiah, Go forth, I pray thee, to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son,—unto the end of the channel of the upper pool, unto the highway of the fuller’s field;
Isaiah 17:7In that day, shall the son of earth look to him that made him,—And his eyes unto the Holy One of Israel, be turned;
Isaiah 37:26Hast thou not heard—That, long ago, that, is what I appointed, And from days of old, devised? Now, have I brought it to pass, That thou mightest Serve to lay waste, in desolate ruins, fortified cities;
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 →