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Isaiah 22:9
You saw the breaches of David’s city, that they were many; and you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
Isaiah 22:9 · World English Bible
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Isaiah 22:9 in other translations
Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.
You saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many; and you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
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In context
6 Elam carried his quiver, with chariots of men and horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.
7 Your choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate.
8 He took away the covering of Judah; and you looked in that day to the armor in the house of the forest.
9 You saw the breaches of David’s city, that they were many; and you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
10 You counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall.
11 You also made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you didn’t look to him who had done this, neither did you have respect for him who planned it long ago.
12 In that day, the Lord, GOD of Armies, called to weeping, to mourning, to baldness, and to dressing in sackcloth;
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