He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars; 2.25 metres was the height of the first capital, and 2.25 metres was also the height of the second capital.
Isaiah 8:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Because these people rejected the slowly flowing water of Shiloah and rejoiced with Rezin and the son of Remaliah, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Because this people [Israel and Judah] have refused and despised the waters of Shiloah [Siloam, the only perennial fountain of Jerusalem, and symbolic of God's protection and sustaining power] that go gently, and rejoice in and with Rezin [the king of Syria] and Remaliah's son [Pekah the king of Israel], American Standard Version (1901) Forasmuch as this people have refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son; Common English Bible Since this people has rejected the waters of Shiloah that flow gently, and instead rejoices over Rezin and Remaliah’s son— Catholic Public Domain Version "Because this people has cast aside the waters of Shiloah, which go forth silently, and has instead chosen Rezin and the son of Remaliah, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Forasmuch as this people hath cast away the waters of Siloe, that go with silence, and hath rather taken Rasin, and the son of Romelia: |
He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars; 2.25 metres was the height of the first capital, and 2.25 metres was also the height of the second capital.
Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and roofed it. Then he installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also made repairs to the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the city of David.
But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.’ For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
Look, the Lord has a strong and mighty one – like a devastating hailstorm, like a storm with strong flooding water. He will bring it across the land with his hand.
Therefore the Holy One of Israel says: ‘Because you have rejected this message and have trusted in oppression and deceit, and have depended on them,
Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes straw and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will become like something rotten and their blossoms will blow away like dust, for they have rejected the instruction of the Lord of Armies, and they have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Don’t be afraid or cowardly because of these two smouldering sticks, the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram, and the son of Remaliah.
“Let’s go up against Judah, terrorise it, and conquer it for ourselves. Then we can install Tabeel’s son as king in it.” ’
the chief city of Ephraim is Samaria, and the chief of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.
Does the snow of Lebanon ever leave the highland crags? Or does cold water flowing from a distance ever fail?
For my people have committed a double evil: They have abandoned me, the fountain of living water, and dug cisterns for themselves #– # cracked cisterns that cannot hold water.
Now what will you gain by travelling along the way to Egypt to drink the water of the Nile? What will you gain by travelling along the way to Assyria to drink the water of the Euphrates?
Or those eighteen that the tower in Siloam fell on and killed #– #do you think they were more sinful than all the other people who live in Jerusalem?
‘Go,’ he told him, ‘wash in the pool of Siloam’ (which means ‘Sent’). So he left, washed, and came back seeing.