Isaiah 22:11

Translations

Modern

You built a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider Him who planned it long ago.

Traditional

Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.

Literal

And you made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool, and you did not look to the one who made it, and Him who fashioned it long ago you did not see.

Latin

Et lacum fecistis inter duos muros ad aquam piscinæ veteris; et non suspexistis ad eum qui fecerat eam, et operatorem ejus de longe non vidistis.

Original

Hebrew

English

You built a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider Him who planned it long ago.

Notes

Isaiah 22:8–11

The people of Jerusalem prepared for war. They counted their weapons, inspected the city walls, and made sure they had enough water.

However, they did not think about God’s plans (see Isaiah 13:1–14:23). They focused on their own efforts instead of seeking the Lord.

King Hezekiah played an important role in these preparations. However, the verbs in this passage are plural. Isaiah was speaking to the people as a group, not only to Hezekiah. This is different from the way Isaiah addressed Hezekiah’s father, Ahaz (Isaiah 7:1–4).

Isaiah 22:1–25

This message addresses the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem in 701 BC (see Isaiah 36–37; 2 Kings 18:17–19:37). It may also refer to the people's preparation for the later Babylonian siege from 588 to 586 BC.

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Isaiah Messages Against the Nations Salvation in Isaiah

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Prophecies of Isaiah

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Jeremiah 33:2–3
“Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it, the LORD is His name:
Micah 7:7
But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
Isaiah 31:1
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
Isaiah 17:7
In that day men will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.
2 Kings 25:4
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,
2 Kings 20:20
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?
2 Chronicles 16:7–9
At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
2 Chronicles 32:3–4
…he consulted with his leaders and mighty men about stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they helped him carry it out.
Isaiah 8:17
I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.
Nehemiah 3:16
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.
Jeremiah 39:4
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.
Isaiah 37:26
Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble.

Glossary

Aqueduct Book of Jeremiah Conduit Elam (Place), Elamites Isaiah, Book of Warfare

Topics

Confidence: False Confidence: Hezekiah False Confidence in Outward Resources False Confidence: Hezekiah, in the Defenses of Jerusalem Gihon: Hezekiah Brings the Waters of the Upper Pool by an Aqueduct Into the City of Jerusalem Godlessness: General Scriptures Concerning Hezekiah: King of Judah: Conducts the Gihon Brook Into Jerusalem Jerusalem: Water Supply Brought in from the Gihon Brook by Hezekiah of the Cities Walls: Double Pools and Ponds: The Old Pool Pools and Ponds: Water of, Brought Into the City by a Ditch or Conduit Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments

Isaiah 22:11

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