And he discovered the [a]covering of Judah: and thou didst look in that day to the armor of the house of the forest.

And ye have seen [b]the breaches of the city of David: for they were many, and ye gathered the waters of the lower pool.

10 And ye numbered the houses [c]of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 22:8 The secret place where the armor was: to wit, in the house of the forest, 1 Kings 7:2.
  2. Isaiah 22:9 Ye forfeited the ruinous places which were neglected in times of peace: meaning, the whole City, and the City of David, which was within the compass of the other.
  3. Isaiah 22:10 Either to pull down such as might hurt, or else to know what men they were able to make.

The Lord stripped away the defenses of Judah,
    and you looked in that day(A)
    to the weapons(B) in the Palace of the Forest.(C)
You saw that the walls of the City of David
    were broken through(D) in many places;
you stored up water
    in the Lower Pool.(E)
10 You counted the buildings in Jerusalem
    and tore down houses(F) to strengthen the wall.(G)

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