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You store up water in the lower pool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and you saw that the breaches of the city of David were many. You collected the waters of the lower pool,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You also saw the damage to the city of David, That it was great; And you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you saw that the breaches In the <i>wall</i> of the city of David were many; And you collected the waters of the lower pool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And you saw that the breaches In the <i>wall</i> of the city of David were many; And you collected the waters of the lower pool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And you saw that the breaches In the <i>wall</i> of the city of David were many; And you collected the waters of the lower pool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the city of David. You collected water from the lower pool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the city of David. You collected water from the lower pool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many; and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You saw the holes in the outer wall of Jerusalem, and you brought water from the lower pool. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will see how many places in David's wall are broken. You will store water in the Lower Pool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and saw that there were many breaches in the City of David. So you stored up water from the Lower Pool, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You saw the many breaks in the walls of the city of David; you stored up water in the lower pool. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You saw the breaches of the City of David, that they were many; and you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye collected the waters of the lower pool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You saw the breaches of David’s city, that they were many; and you gathered together the waters of the lower pool. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have seen the breaches of the City of David, "" For they have become many, "" And you gather the waters of the lower pool,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The clefts of the city of David ye saw, that they were many: and ye shall gather the water of the lowest pool.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you will see breaches in the city of David, for these have been multiplied. But you have gathered together the waters of the lower fish-pool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />you saw that the breaches in the City of David were many; you collected the water of the lower pool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and you saw that there were many breaches in the city of David, and you collected the waters of the lower pool.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you have seen the many breaches of the city of David and you have collected the waters of the lower pool<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many; and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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 <i>had</i> turned the water of the old pool into the city;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/22-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=4428" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/22.htm">The Valley of Vision</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>He has uncovered the defenses of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rə·’î·ṯem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">You saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/7231.htm" title="7231: rāb·bū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to cast together, i.e. Increase, especially in number; also to multiply by the myriad.">there were many</a> <a href="/hebrew/1233.htm" title="1233: bə·qî·‘ê (N-mpc) -- Fissure, breach. From baqa'; a fissure.">breaches</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr- (N-fsc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">in the walls of the City</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">of David.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6908.htm" title="6908: wat·tə·qab·bə·ṣū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-2mp) -- To gather, collect. A primitive root; to grasp, i.e. Collect.">You collected</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mê (N-mpc) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">water</a> <a href="/hebrew/8481.htm" title="8481: hat·taḥ·tō·w·nāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Lower, lowest. Or tachton; from tachath; bottommost.">from the lower</a> <a href="/hebrew/1295.htm" title="1295: hab·bə·rê·ḵāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A pool, pond. From barak; a reservoir.">pool.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore them down to strengthen the wall.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/20-20.htm">2 Kings 20:20</a></span><br />As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, along with all his might and how he constructed the pool and the tunnel to bring water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/3-16.htm">Nehemiah 3:16</a></span><br />Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Mighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-4.htm">2 Chronicles 32:4</a></span><br />Many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-30.htm">2 Chronicles 32:30</a></span><br />It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-4.htm">Jeremiah 39:4</a></span><br />When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-7.htm">Jeremiah 52:7</a></span><br />Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled the city by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-21.htm">Ezekiel 33:21</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of our exile, on the fifth day of the tenth month, a fugitive from Jerusalem came to me and reported, “The city has been taken!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/24-2.htm">Ezekiel 24:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, write down today’s date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">2 Kings 25:4</a></span><br />Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-10.htm">2 Kings 25:10</a></span><br />And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-16.htm">Matthew 24:16</a></span><br />then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-21.htm">Luke 21:21</a></span><br />Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-14.htm">Mark 13:14</a></span><br />So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-2.htm">John 5:2</a></span><br />Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-7.htm">John 9:7</a></span><br />Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/20-20.htm">2 Kings 20:20</a></b></br> And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, <i>are</i> they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/32-1.htm">2 Chronicles 32:1-6,30</a></b></br> After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/60-2.htm">Breaches</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-7.htm">City</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-11.htm">Collected</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-5.htm">David</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-8.htm">Defenses</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-14.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-4.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-7.htm">Lower</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-9.htm">Places</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-3.htm">Pool</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-7.htm">Stored</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-3.htm">Together</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-5.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-14.htm">Water</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-8.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/58-12.htm">Breaches</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-10.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-7.htm">City</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-9.htm">Collected</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-22.htm">David</a> <a href="/joel/2-8.htm">Defenses</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-12.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-22.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-23.htm">Lower</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-7.htm">Places</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-11.htm">Pool</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-18.htm">Stored</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Together</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-10.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-11.htm">Water</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-11.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/22-1.htm">The prophet laments the invasion of Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/22-8.htm">He reproves their human wisdom and worldly joy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/22-15.htm">He prophesies Shebna's deprivation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/22-20.htm">And the substitution of Eliakim, prefiguring the kingdom of Christ.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David.</b><br>This phrase refers to the recognition of vulnerabilities in the defenses of Jerusalem, known as the City of David. Historically, the City of David is the oldest settled neighborhood of Jerusalem, named after King David who established it as his capital. The breaches in the walls symbolize the physical and spiritual weaknesses of the city. In the context of Isaiah, this is a time when Jerusalem is under threat, likely from the Assyrian army. The breaches can also be seen as a metaphor for the moral and spiritual decay of the people, as they have turned away from God. This imagery is reminiscent of Nehemiah's later efforts to rebuild Jerusalem's walls, emphasizing the need for both physical and spiritual restoration (<a href="/nehemiah/2-13.htm">Nehemiah 2:13-17</a>).<p><b>You collected water from the lower pool.</b><br>The collection of water from the lower pool indicates a practical response to the impending siege. The lower pool likely refers to the Pool of Siloam, which was part of Jerusalem's water supply system. This action reflects the city's preparation for a siege, ensuring that they have enough resources to withstand an attack. The Pool of Siloam is significant in biblical history, as it is later mentioned in the New Testament when Jesus heals a blind man (<a href="/john/9-7.htm">John 9:7</a>). The act of collecting water can also symbolize the need for spiritual sustenance and reliance on God, contrasting with the people's focus on their own efforts rather than seeking divine help. This highlights a recurring biblical theme where reliance on God is paramount, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a>, where God is described as the "spring of living water."<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/c/city_of_david.htm">City of David</a></b><br>This refers to Jerusalem, specifically the ancient part of the city that was originally captured by King David. It is a central location in biblical history and prophecy.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/breaches_in_the_walls.htm">Breaches in the Walls</a></b><br>These are the gaps or breaks in the protective walls of Jerusalem, symbolizing vulnerability and the need for defense.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/lower_pool.htm">Lower Pool</a></b><br>Likely referring to a reservoir or water source in Jerusalem, essential for the city's survival, especially during sieges.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivered this message, warning the people of Judah about their spiritual and physical vulnerabilities.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which included Jerusalem, facing threats from surrounding nations during Isaiah's time.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a></b><br>Just as the physical walls of Jerusalem had breaches, our spiritual lives can have vulnerabilities. We must be vigilant in maintaining our spiritual defenses through prayer, scripture, and community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>The collection of water from the lower pool signifies human efforts to secure resources. However, true security comes from reliance on God, who provides for our needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_and_action.htm">Preparation and Action</a></b><br>The people of Jerusalem took practical steps to address their vulnerabilities. Similarly, we should take proactive steps in our spiritual lives to address areas of weakness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_cooperation.htm">Community and Cooperation</a></b><br>The efforts to repair the walls and secure water required collective action. In our faith communities, working together strengthens our collective spiritual health.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heeding_prophetic_warnings.htm">Heeding Prophetic Warnings</a></b><br>Isaiah's message was a call to repentance and preparation. We should be attentive to God's warnings in our lives and respond with humility and action.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_archeological_proof_of_isaiah_22_9-11.htm">In Isaiah 22:9–11, is there any tangible archeological proof of the waterworks project mentioned, or is it purely legendary? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_the_city_of_god.htm">What defines the City of God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_appear_silent_or_absent.htm">Why does God appear silent or absent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_evidence_confirm_buying_water.htm">Lamentations 5:4 mentions buying their own water—does any historical or archaeological evidence confirm or contradict this siege condition? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Ye have seen also the breaches . . .</span>--The prophet paints the hasty preparations for defence. So in <a href="/2_chronicles/32-5.htm" title="Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.">2Chronicles 32:5</a> : "Hezekiah built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers," and added an outer line of defence. The "city of David" is, of course, the fortress of Zion.<p><span class= "bld">The waters of the lower pool.</span>--This was the Lower Gihon, now the <span class= "ital">Birket-es-Sultan. </span>The operation is described more fully in <a href="/context/2_chronicles/32-3.htm" title="He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him.">2Chronicles 32:3-4</a>. Its object was to stop the outflow of the streams, and gather them into a reservoir, partly, of course, for the supply of the inhabitants during the siege, but still more that the Assyrian armies might find little or no water in the immediate neighbourhood of the city. Sargon, in his inscriptions, describes like preparations at Ashdod (Smith, <span class= "ital">Assyr. Discov., </span>p. 291).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye have seen also.... are many</span>; rather, <span class="accented">ye saw also were many</span>. <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>The breaches of the city of David</span>. "The city of David" may be here a name for Jerusalem generally, as "the city where David dwelt" (<a href="/isaiah/29-1.htm">Isaiah 29:1</a>), or it may designate the eastern hill, where David fixed his residence (<a href="/2_samuel/5-7.htm">2 Samuel 5:7</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/3-15.htm">Nehemiah 3:15, 16, 25</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/12-37.htm">Nehemiah 12:37</a>). In <a href="/2_chronicles/32-5.htm">2 Chronicles 32:5</a> we read that Hezekiah at this time "built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Mille in <span class="accented">the city of David</span>," where a particular part of Jerusalem seems certainly to be meant. <span class="cmt_word">Ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.</span> The arrangements made by Hezekiah with respect to the water-supply at the time of Sennacherib's invasion, seem to have been the following: He found on the north of the city, where the Assyrian attack was certain to be delivered, in the vicinity of the Damascus gate, a pool or reservoir (<a href="/isaiah/7-3.htm">Isaiah 7:3</a>), fed by a conduit from some natural source, which lay open and patent to view. The superfluous water ran off from it by a "brook" (<a href="/2_chronicles/32-4.htm">2 Chronicles 32:4</a>), which passed down the Tyropoeon valley, and joined the Kedron to the southeast of Ophel. His first step was to cover over and conceal the open reservoir, and also the" brook" which ran from it, at least as far as the northern city wall, to prevent their use by the Assyrians. He then further made a conduit underground (<a href="/2_chronicles/32-30.htm">2 Chronicles 32:30</a>) within the city, along the Tyropoeon depression, to a second reservoir, or "pool," also within the city, which could be freely used by the inhabitants (see ver. 11; and comp. Ecclus. 48:17). Further, it is probable that he carried a conduit from this second pool, under the temple area, to the" fount of the Virgin" on the eastern side of Ophel, and thence further conveyed the water by a tunnel through Ophel to the "pool of Siloam." (This last may be the work here alluded to.) The inscription recently discovered at this peel is probably of Hezekiah's time (see 'Quarterly Statement' of Palest. Expl. Fund for April, 1881, p. 70). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/22-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You saw</span><br /><span class="heb">רְאִיתֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(rə·’î·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there were many</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֑בּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(rāb·bū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become much, many or great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">breaches</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקִיעֵ֧י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qî·‘ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1233.htm">Strong's 1233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fissure, breach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the walls of the City</span><br /><span class="heb">עִיר־</span> <span class="translit">(‘îr-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of David.</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֛ד</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You collected</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽתְּקַבְּצ֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tə·qab·bə·ṣū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6908.htm">Strong's 6908: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather, collect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">water</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the lower</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתַּחְתּוֹנָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(hat·taḥ·tō·w·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8481.htm">Strong's 8481: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lower, lowest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pool.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבְּרֵכָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bə·rê·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1295.htm">Strong's 1295: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pool, pond</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/22-9.htm">Isaiah 22:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/22-9.htm">Isaiah 22:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/22-9.htm">Isaiah 22:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/22-9.htm">Isaiah 22:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/22-9.htm">Isaiah 22:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/22-9.htm">Isaiah 22:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/22-9.htm">Isaiah 22:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/22-9.htm">Isaiah 22:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/22-9.htm">Isaiah 22:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/22-9.htm">Isaiah 22:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/22-9.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 22:9 You saw the breaches of the city (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/22-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 22:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 22:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/22-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 22:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 22:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>