Parallel Verses
Amplified
Then you counted the houses of Jerusalem
And you tore down the houses [to get materials] to fortify the city wall [by extending it].
New American Standard Bible
And tore down houses to fortify the wall.
King James Version
And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.
Holman Bible
You counted the houses of Jerusalem so that you could tear them down to fortify the wall.
International Standard Version
counted the houses of Jerusalem, tore down certain houses to strengthen the wall,
A Conservative Version
and ye numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and ye broke down the houses.
American Standard Version
and ye numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and ye brake down the houses to fortify the wall;
Bible in Basic English
And you had the houses of Jerusalem numbered, pulling down the houses to make the wall stronger.
Darby Translation
and ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and have broken down the houses to fortify the wall;
Julia Smith Translation
The houses of Jerusalem ye numbered, and ye will break down the houses to fortify the wall.
King James 2000
And you have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have you broken down to fortify the wall.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And you counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall.
Modern King James verseion
And you have counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you have broken down the houses to fortify the wall.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and number the houses of Jerusalem, and break of some of them to make the wall strong.
NET Bible
You counted the houses in Jerusalem, and demolished houses so you could have material to reinforce the wall.
New Heart English Bible
You numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall.
The Emphasized Bible
And the houses of Jerusalem, ye counted, - And brake down the houses, to fortify the wall;
Webster
And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.
World English Bible
You numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the houses of Jerusalem ye did number, And ye break down the houses to fence the wall.
Themes
hezekiah » King of judah » Conducts the gihon brook into jerusalem
Jerusalem » Water supply brought in from the gihon brook by hezekiah
Sieges » Cities invested by » Repaired and newly fortified beforehand
Walls » Of cities » Houses sometimes broken down to repair, and fortify
Interlinear
Caphar
Nathats
Batsar
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 22:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Oracle Against Jerusalem
9
You saw that the breaches
In the wall of the City of David [the citadel of Zion] were many;
You collected [within the city’s walls] the waters of the Lower Pool (Siloam).
Then you counted the houses of Jerusalem
And you tore down the houses [to get materials] to fortify the city wall [by extending it].
You also made a reservoir between the two walls
For the waters of the
But you did not look to its Maker,
Nor did you recognize Him who planned it long ago.