He made the fortresses strong, and put commanders in them, and stores of food, oil, and wine.
Isaiah 22:10 - English Standard Version 2016 and you counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And you numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses [to get materials] to fortify the [city] wall. American Standard Version (1901) and ye numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and ye brake down the houses to fortify the wall; Common English Bible You counted Jerusalem’s houses, and you tore down houses to fortify the wall. Catholic Public Domain Version And you have numbered the houses of Jerusalem. And you have destroyed the houses in order to fortify the wall. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and broken down houses to fortify the wall. |
He made the fortresses strong, and put commanders in them, and stores of food, oil, and wine.
You made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you did not look to him who did it, or see him who planned it long ago.
and you saw that the breaches of the city of David were many. You collected the waters of the lower pool,
And the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out to meet Ahaz, you and Shear-jashub your son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool on the highway to the Washer’s Field.
For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and the houses of the kings of Judah that were torn down to make a defense against the siege mounds and against the sword:
Mark a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the Ammonites and to Judah, into Jerusalem the fortified.
You were unmindful of the Rock that bore you, and you forgot the God who gave you birth.