When that happened, you brought weapons out of the arsenal. ^9–10You found the places where the walls of Jerusalem needed repair. You inspected all the houses in Jerusalem and tore some of them down to get stones to repair the city walls. In order to store water, ¹¹you built a reservoir inside the city to hold the water flowing down from the old pool. But you paid no attention to God, who planned all this long ago and who caused it to happen.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

He has taken away the covering of Judah.

In that day you looked to the weapons of the House of the Forest, and you saw that the breaches of the city of David were many. You collected the waters of the lower pool, and you counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall. You made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you did not look to him who did it, or see him who planned it long ago.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord stripped away the defenses of Judah,

and you looked in that day

to the weapons in the Palace of the Forest.

You saw that the walls of the City of David

were broken through in many places;

you stored up water

in the Lower Pool.

You counted the buildings in Jerusalem

and tore down houses to strengthen the wall.

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He removed the defenses of Judah.

On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest. You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the city of David. You collected water from the lower pool. You counted the houses of Jerusalem so that you could tear them down to fortify the wall. You made a reservoir between the walls for the water of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the one who made it, or consider the one who created it long ago.

NLTNew Living Translation

Judah’s defenses have been stripped away.

You run to the armory for your weapons.

You inspect the breaks in the walls of Jerusalem.

You store up water in the lower pool.

You survey the houses and tear some down

for stone to strengthen the walls.

Between the city walls, you build a reservoir

for water from the old pool.

But you never ask for help from the One who did all this.

You never considered the One who planned this long ago.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he uncovered the covering of Judah.

And you looked, on that day, to the weapons of the House of the Forest,

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.

And you counted the houses of Jerusalem,

and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall.

And you made a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the old pool,

but you did not look to its maker,

and you did not see the one who created it long ago.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he discovered the covering of Judah,

And thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.

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.

And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem,

And the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.

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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