Isaiah 22:8–10
8 He has taken away hthe covering of Judah.
In that day you looked to ithe weapons of the House of the Forest, 9 and you saw that jthe breaches of the city of David were many. kYou collected the waters of the lower pool, 10 and you counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall.
Isaiah 22:8–10 — The New International Version (NIV)
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.
Isaiah 22:8–10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
8 And he discovered the covering of Judah,
And thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.
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.
10 And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem,
And the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.
Isaiah 22:8–10 — New Living Translation (NLT)
8 Judah’s defenses have been stripped away.
You run to the armory for your weapons.
9 You inspect the breaks in the walls of Jerusalem.
You store up water in the lower pool.
10 You survey the houses and tear some down
for stone to strengthen the walls.
Isaiah 22:8–10 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
8 He removed the protection of Judah.
You looked in that day to the armor of the House of the Forest;
9 You also saw the 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.
Isaiah 22:8–10 — New Century Version (NCV)
8 The walls protecting Judah will fall.
At that time the people of Jerusalem depended on
the weapons kept at the Palace of the Forest.
9 You saw that the walls of Jerusalem
had many cracks that needed repairing.
You stored up water in the lower pool.
10 You counted the houses of Jerusalem,
and you tore down houses to repair the walls with their stones.
Isaiah 22:8–10 — American Standard Version (ASV)
8 And he took away the covering of Judah; and thou didst look in that day to the armor in the house of the forest. 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; 10 and ye numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and ye brake down the houses to fortify the wall;
Isaiah 22:8–10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
8 And he uncovereth the covering of Judah: and thou didst look in that day to the armour in the house of the forest; 9 and ye have seen the breaches of the city of David, that they are many; and ye have gathered together the waters of the lower pool; 10 and ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and have broken down the houses to fortify the wall;
Isaiah 22:8–10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
8 On that day the Lord will remove the defenses of Judah.
You will look for weapons in the House of the Forest.
9 You will see how many places in David’s wall are broken.
You will store water in the Lower Pool.
10 You will count the houses in Jerusalem.
You will tear down those houses in order to fortify the walls.
Isaiah 22:8–10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
8 He removed the defenses of Judah.
On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest. 9 You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the city of David. You collected water from the lower pool. 10 You counted the houses of Jerusalem so that you could tear them down to fortify the wall.
Isaiah 22:8–10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
8 He has taken away the covering of Judah.
On that day you looked to the weapons of the House of the Forest, 9 and you saw that there were many breaches in the city of David, and you collected the waters of the lower pool. 10 You counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall.
Isaiah 22:8–10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
8 And he uncovered the covering of Judah.
And you looked, on that day, to the weapons of the House of the Forest,
9 and you saw that the breaches in the walls of the city of David were many,
and you gathered the waters of the lower pool.
10 And you counted the houses of Jerusalem,
and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall.
Isaiah 22:8–10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
8 Judah wasn’t a safe place to live in anymore.
When all of that happened, you depended
on the weapons in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.
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.
10 You picked out the weaker buildings in Jerusalem.
You tore them down and used their stones
to strengthen the city walls against attack.
Isaiah 22:8–10 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
8 And He removed the defense of Judah.
In that day you depended on the weapons of the house of the forest,
9 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.
10 Then you counted the houses of Jerusalem
And tore down houses to fortify the wall.