Isaiah 22:10

And the houses of Jerusalem ye did number, And ye break down the houses to fence the wall.

Young's Literal Translation

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 ye have seen, For they have become many, And ye gather the waters of the lower pool,

11And a ditch ye made between the two walls, For the waters of the old pool, And ye have not looked unto its Maker, And its Framer of old ye have not seen.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 11:11And he strengtheneth the bulwarks, and putteth in them leaders, and treasures of food, and oil, and wine,

Jeremiah 33:4For thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, that are broken down for the mounts, and for the tool;

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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