And He removed the [a]defense of Judah.
On that day you [b]depended on the weapons of the (A)house of the forest,
And you saw that the breaches
In the wall of the city of David were many;
And you (B)collected the waters of the lower pool.
10 Then you counted the houses of Jerusalem
And tore down houses to fortify the wall.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 22:8 Lit covering
  2. Isaiah 22:8 Lit looked to

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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