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Isaiah 22:9
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7 It shall come to pass that your choicest valleys
Shall be full of chariots,
And the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.
8 aHe removed the1 protection of Judah.
You looked in that day to the armor bof the House of the Forest; 
9 aYou also saw the1 damage to the city of David,
That it was great;
And you gathered together the waters of the lower pool. 
10 You numbered the houses of Jerusalem,
And the houses you broke down
To fortify the wall.
11 aYou also made a reservoir between the two walls
For the water of the old bpool.
But you did not look to its Maker,
Nor did you have respect for Him who fashioned it long ago. 
12 And in that day the Lord God of hosts
aCalled for weeping and for mourning,
bFor baldness and for girding with sackcloth. 
13 But instead, joy and gladness,
Slaying oxen and killing sheep,
Eating meat and adrinking wine:
b“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!” 
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Isaiah 22:9

Ye have seen also the breaches - You who are inhabitants of the city. That such breaches were actually made, see II 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 II Chronicles 32:4, where it is expressly declared that Hezekiah took this measure to distress the Assyrians.




Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Isaiah 22:9:

2 Chronicles 32:7
Isaiah 7:3
Isaiah 7:3
Isaiah 7:3
Isaiah 22:1

 

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