He also strengthened the fortified towns and put commanders in them, along with stores of food, oil and wine.
Isaiah 22:10 - Tree of Life Version Though you counted the houses of Jerusalem, 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 also strengthened the fortified towns and put commanders in them, along with stores of food, oil and wine.
You even made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool—but you did not look to the Maker, or consider the One who planned it long before.
Then you will see the breaches in the walls of the city of David—for they will be many—though you collect the water of the lower pool.
Then Adonai said to Isaiah: “Go out now to meet Ahaz—you and Shear-jashub your son, at the end of the aqueduct from the upper pool, in the highway of the fullers’ field;
For thus says Adonai, the God of Israel: “Concerning the houses of this city and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are torn down against the siege ramps and against the sword,
So that their hearts will melt and many will stumble and fall, I have set the point of the sword against all their gates. Alas! It is made for lightning, it is polished for slaughter.
The Rock who birthed you, you ignored. You forgot God who brought you forth.