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Isaiah 22:11

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.

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ASV

ye made also a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But ye looked not unto him that had done this, neither had ye respect unto him that purposed it long ago.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּמִקְוָ֣ה׀u.mik.Vahand a reservoirH4724 →
עֲשִׂיתֶ֗ם'a.si.Temyou madeH6213 →
בֵּ֚יןbeinbetweenH996 →
הַחֹ֣מֹתַ֔יִםha.Cho.mo.Ta.yimthe two wallsH2346 →
לְמֵ֖יle.Meifor [the] water ofH4325 →
הַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.Khahthe poolH1295 →
הַיְשָׁנָ֑הhay.sha.Nah<the> oldH3465 →
וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
הִבַּטְתֶּם֙hi.ba.Temyou lookedH5027 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
עֹשֶׂ֔יהָ'o.Sei.ha[the] [one who] made itH6213 →
וְיֹצְרָ֥הּve.yo.tze.Rahand [the] [one who] planned itH3335 →
מֵֽרָח֖וֹקme.ra.Chokfrom distant [time]H7350 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
רְאִיתֶֽם׃re.'i.Temyou consideredH7200 →

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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 7:7But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.2 Kings 25:4Then 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,Isaiah 31:1Woe 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 17:7In that day men will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.John 5:2Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.Psalms 28:5Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.2 Kings 20:20As 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 32:3–4he consulted with his leaders and commanders about stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they helped him carry it out.Isaiah 37:26Have 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.Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.2 Chronicles 16:7–9At 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 6:6But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’Jeremiah 39:4When 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.Nehemiah 3:16Beyond 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.Zechariah 5:7And behold, the cover of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.

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