the Week of Proper 23 / Ordinary 28
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Isaiah 22:9
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Then you noticed how many cracks there were in the walls around the City of David, so you began collecting water from the Lower Pool. You counted the houses and used stones from them to repair the walls. Then you built a pool between the double walls for storing water from the Old Pool. You did all this to protect yourselves, but you did not trust the God who made all these things. You did not even notice the one who made all these things so long ago.
You inspect the breaks in the walls of Jerusalem. You store up water in the lower pool.
You saw that the walls of Jerusalem had many cracks that needed repairing. You stored up water in the lower pool.
You saw the many breaks in the walls of the City of David; you stored up water in the lower pool.
Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye collected the waters of 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;
You saw that the breaches In the wall of the City of David [the citadel of Zion] were many; You collected [within the city's walls] the waters of the Lower Pool (Siloam).
and you saw that the breaches of the city of David were many. You collected the waters of the lower pool,
and ye schulen se the crasyngis of the citee of Dauid, for tho ben multiplied. Ye gaderiden togidere the watris of the lowere cisterne,
And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were 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 holes in the outer wall of Jerusalem, and you brought water from the lower pool.
And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many; and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool;
And you saw all the broken places in the wall of the town of David: and you got together the waters of the lower pool.
You saw how many breaches there were in the City of David, you collected water from the lower pool,
and ye have seen the breaches of the city of David, that they are many; and ye have gathered together the waters of the lower pool;
And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many; and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
Ye haue seene also the breaches of the citie of Dauid, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower poole.
You saw that there were many broken places in the wall of the city of David. You stored water in the lower pool.
and you saw that there were many breaches in the city of David, and you collected the waters of the lower pool.
And ye haue seene the breaches of the citie of Dauid: for they were many, and ye gathered the waters of the lower poole.
You have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many; and you have gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
And the breaches in the city of David, ye beheld for they were many, - So ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool;
And you shall see the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and you have gathered together the waters of the lower pool,
and you saw that the breaches of the city of David were many, and you collected the waters of the lower pool,
Ye haue seene also the broken places of the citie of Dauid, howe that they are many, and ye gathered together the waters of the lower poole.
And they shall uncover the secret places of the houses of the citadel of David: and they saw that they were many, and that one had turned the water of the old pool into the city;
You found the places where the walls of Jerusalem needed repair. You inspected all the houses in Jerusalem and tore some of them down to get stones to repair the city walls. In order to store water,
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;
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.
and you saw that the breaches in the walls of the city of David were many, and you gathered the waters of the lower pool.
You have also seen the breaks in the city of David, that they are many; and you gathered the waters of the lower pool.
And the breaches of the city of David ye have seen, For they have become many, And ye gather the waters of the lower pool,
There shal ye se the riftes in the walles of the cite of Dauid, wherof there shalbe many. Ye shal gather together the waters of the lower pole,
A Country of Cowards A Message concerning the Valley of Vision: What's going on here anyway? All this partying and noisemaking, Shouting and cheering in the streets, the city noisy with celebrations! You have no brave soldiers to honor, no combat heroes to be proud of. Your leaders were all cowards, captured without even lifting a sword, A country of cowards captured escaping the battle. In the midst of the shouting, I said, "Let me alone. Let me grieve by myself. Don't tell me it's going to be all right. These people are doomed. It's not all right." For the Master, God -of-the-Angel-Armies, is bringing a day noisy with mobs of people, Jostling and stampeding in the Valley of Vision, knocking down walls and hollering to the mountains, "Attack! Attack!" Old enemies Elam and Kir arrive armed to the teeth— weapons and chariots and cavalry. Your fine valleys are noisy with war, chariots and cavalry charging this way and that. God has left Judah exposed and defenseless. You assessed your defenses that Day, inspected your arsenal of weapons in the Forest Armory. You found the weak places in the city walls that needed repair. You secured the water supply at the Lower Pool. You took an inventory of the houses in Jerusalem and tore down some to get bricks to fortify the city wall. You built a large cistern to ensure plenty of water. You looked and looked and looked, but you never looked to him who gave you this city, never once consulted the One who has long had plans for this city. The Master, God -of-the-Angel-Armies, called out on that Day, Called for a day of repentant tears, called you to dress in somber clothes of mourning. But what do you do? You throw a party! Eating and drinking and dancing in the streets! You barbecue bulls and sheep, and throw a huge feast— slabs of meat, kegs of beer. "Seize the day! Eat and drink! Tomorrow we die!" God -of-the-Angel-Armies whispered to me his verdict on this frivolity: "You'll pay for this outrage until the day you die." The Master, God -of-the-Angel-Armies, says so. The Master, God -of-the-Angel-Armies, spoke: "Come. Go to this steward, Shebna, who is in charge of all the king's affairs, and tell him: What's going on here? You're an outsider here and yet you act like you own the place, make a big, fancy tomb for yourself where everyone can see it, making sure everyone will think you're important. God is about to sack you, to throw you to the dogs. He'll grab you by the hair, swing you round and round dizzyingly, and then let you go, sailing through the air like a ball, until you're out of sight. Where you'll land, nobody knows. And there you'll die, and all the stuff you've collected heaped on your grave. You've disgraced your master's house! You're fired—and good riddance! "On that Day I'll replace Shebna. I will call my servant Eliakim son of Hilkiah. I'll dress him in your robe. I'll put your belt on him. I'll give him your authority. He'll be a father-leader to Jerusalem and the government of Judah. I'll give him the key of the Davidic heritage. He'll have the run of the place—open any door and keep it open, lock any door and keep it locked. I'll pound him like a nail into a solid wall. He'll secure the Davidic tradition. Everything will hang on him—not only the fate of Davidic descendants but also the detailed daily operations of the house, including cups and cutlery. "And then the Day will come," says God -of-the-Angel-Armies, "when that nail will come loose and fall out, break loose from that solid wall—and everything hanging on it will go with it." That's what will happen. God says so.
And you saw that the breaches In the wall of the city of David were many; And you collected the waters of the lower pool.
You also saw the damage to the city of David, That it was great; And you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
And you saw that the breaches In the wall of the city of David were many; And you collected the waters of the lower pool.
And you saw that the breachesIn the wall of the city of David were many;And you collected the waters of the lower pool.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
2 Kings 20:20, 2 Chronicles 32:1-6, 2 Chronicles 32:30
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 11:27 - the breaches 2 Kings 18:17 - the conduit of the upper pool 2 Chronicles 32:5 - he strengthened Isaiah 36:2 - the conduit Nahum 3:14 - Draw John 5:2 - pool
Cross-References
And Noah built an altar to Yahweh, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt-offerings on the altar.
And Yahweh appeared to Abram, and said, To your seed I will give this land: and there he built an altar to Yahweh, who appeared to him.
And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said to him, Abraham. And he said, Here I am.
And he said, Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, even Isaac, and go into the land of Moriah. And offer him there for a burnt-offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.
On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place far off.
And Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, My father. And he said, Here I am, my son. And he said, Look, the fire and the wood. But where is the lamb for a burnt-offering?
And Abraham said, God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son. So they went both of them together.
And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
that in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the seashore. And your seed shall possess the gate of his enemies.
And in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. Because you have obeyed my voice.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many,.... Not Jerusalem in general, but that part of it which was called the stronghold of Zion, and in particular had the name of the city of David, 2 Samuel 5:7 the fortifications of which, in times of peace, had gone to decay; and which they had seen before, but took no notice of, being in safety; but now besieged, and in great danger, they looked upon them in good earnest, in order to repair them, and secure themselves from the irruption of the enemy; for this is not to be understood of breaches now made by the Assyrian army, but of old ones, which had lain neglected; see 2 Chronicles 32:5:
and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool: not to make mortar with, to be used in repairing the breaches, as Kimchi; but either that they might be as a wall round about the place, as Aben Ezra; or rather to deprive the enemy of them, and cut off all communications from him, and to supply the inhabitants of the city with them; see 2 Chronicles 32:3. The Septuagint version is, "and he turned the water of the old pool into the city": but the old pool was another pool hereafter mentioned, and was without the city, the same with the upper pool; whereas this was the lower, and was in the city. The Targum is,
"and ye gathered the people to the waters of the lower pool.''
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Ye have seen also the breaches - You who are inhabitants of the city. That such breaches were actually made, see 2 Chronicles 32:5.
Of the city of David - Of Jerusalem, so called because it was the royal residence of David. Zion was usually called the city of David, but the name was given also to the entire city.
And ye gathered together ... - That is, Hezekiah and the people of the city collected those waters.
Of the lower pool - (For a description of the upper and lower pool, see the notes at Isaiah 7:3). The superfluous waters of the lower pool usually flowed into the valley of Hinnom, and thence, into the valley of Jehoshaphat, mingling with the waters of the brook Kedron. It would seem from the passage here that those waters were not usually retained for the use of the city, though it was possible to retain them in case of a drought or a siege. At present, the lower pool is without the walls, but Hezekiah appears to have extended a temporary wall around it so as to enclose it (see the note at Isaiah 22:11). This he did, probably for two purposes;
(1) to cut off the Assyrians from the supply of water; and
(2) to retain “all” the water in the city to supply the inhabitants during the siege; see 2 Chronicles 32:4, where it is expressly declared that Hezekiah took this measure to distress the Assyrians.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Isaiah 22:9. Ye gathered together the waters - "And ye shall collect the waters"] There were two pools in or near Jerusalem, supplied by springs: the upper pool, or the old pool, supplied by the spring called Gihon, 2 Chronicles 32:30, towards the higher part of the city, near Sion, or the city of David, and the lower pool, probably supplied by Siloam, towards the lower part. When Hezekiah was threatened with a siege by Sennacherib, he stopped up all the waters of the fountains without the city; and brought them into the city by a conduit, or subterranean passage cut through the rock; those of the old pool, to the place where he had a double wall, so that the pool was between the two walls. This he did in order to distress the enemy, and to supply the city during the siege. This was so great a work that not only the historians have made particular mention of it, 2 Kings 20:20; 2 Chronicles 32:2-3; 2 Chronicles 32:5; 2 Chronicles 32:30; but the son of Sirach also has celebrated it in his encomium on Hezekiah. "Hezekiah fortified his city, and brought in water into the midst thereof: he digged the hard rock with iron, and made wells for water," Ecclus. xlviii.
