Isaiah 22:9

9 You saw that the walls of the City of David were broken through in many places; you stored up water in the Lower Pool.

Isaiah 22:9 in Other Translations

9 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.

9 and you saw that the breaches of the city of David were many. You collected the waters of the lower pool,

9 You inspect the breaks in the walls of Jerusalem. You store up water in the lower pool.

9 You found the weak places in the city walls that needed repair. You secured the water supply at the Lower Pool.

9 And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many; and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool;

9 You will see how many places in David's wall are broken. You will store water in the Lower Pool.

9 You saw that there were many breaches in [the walls of] the city of David. You collected water from the lower pool.

9 You saw that the City of David had many holes in its walls. They needed to be repaired. You stored up water in the Lower Pool.

Isaiah 22:9 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 22:9

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 2 Chronicles 32:4 ) . 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.''

Isaiah 22:9 In-Context

7 Your choicest valleys are full of chariots, and horsemen are posted at the city gates.

8 The Lord stripped away the defenses of Judah, and you looked in that day to the weapons in the Palace of the Forest.

9 You saw that the walls of the City of David were broken through in many places; you stored up water in the Lower Pool.

10 You counted the buildings in Jerusalem and tore down houses to strengthen the wall.

11 You built a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the Old Pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or have regard for the One who planned it long ago.

Cross References

• 1. S Nehemiah 1:3
• 2. S 2 Kings 18:17; S 2 Chronicles 32:4