Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

And you made a reservoir between the two walls
For the waters of the old pool.
But you did not depend on Him who made it,
Nor did you take into consideration Him who planned it long ago.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

You made 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 the One who created it long ago.

International Standard Version

and built a reservoir between the walls to store water from the Old Pool. But you did not look at the One who did it, nor did you see the One who planned it long ago.

A Conservative Version

Ye also made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But ye did not look to him who had done this, nor had ye respect to him who purposed it long ago.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified


You also made a reservoir between the two walls
For the waters of the Old Pool,
But you did not look to its Maker,
Nor did you recognize Him who planned it long ago.

Bible in Basic English

And you made a place between the two walls for storing the waters of the old pool: but you gave no thought to him who had done this, and were not looking to him by whom it had been purposed long before.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And ye made a gathering place between the two walls for the water of the old pool; and ye looked not to him making it, and ye saw not him forming it from far off.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

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}.

Modern King James verseion

You also made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool; but you have not looked to its Maker, nor saw Him who formed it long ago.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And ye shall make a pit betwixt the twain walls of the water of the old pool, and nothing regard him that took it in hand, and made it long ago.

NET Bible

You made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool -- but you did not trust in the one who made it; you did not depend on the one who formed it long ago!

New Heart English Bible

You also made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you did not look to him who had done this, neither did you have respect for him who purposed it long ago.

The Emphasized Bible

And a reservoir, ye made between the two walls, for the waters of the ancient pool, - And had no regard unto him that made it, Nor unto him that formed it long ago, had ye respect.

Webster

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

World English Bible

You also made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you didn't look to him who had done this, neither did you have respect for him who purposed it long ago.

Youngs Literal Translation

And a ditch ye made between the two walls, For the waters of the old pool, And ye have not looked unto its Maker, And its Framer of old ye have not seen.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מקוה 
Miqvah 
Usage: 1

חומה 
Chowmah 
Usage: 133

of the old
ישׁן 
Yashan 
old
Usage: 8

בּרכה 
B@rekah 
Usage: 17

but ye have not looked
נבט 
Nabat 
Usage: 69

Context Readings

Oracle Against Jerusalem

10 You counted the houses of Jerusalem. Then you broke down the houses to fortify the wall. 11 And you made a reservoir between the two walls
For the waters of the old pool.
But you did not depend on Him who made it,
Nor did you take into consideration Him who planned it long ago.
12 In that day Jehovah God of Hosts called to weeping and mourning, to baldness and putting on sackcloth.

Cross References

2 Kings 25:4

An opening was made in the wall of the town. All the men of war went in flight by night through the doorway between the two walls by the king's garden. The Chaldaeans were stationed around the town: and the king went by the way toward the plain of Arabah.

2 Kings 20:20

Everything else about Hezekiah, all his heroic acts and how he made the pool and tunnel to bring water into the city is written in the official records of the Kings of Judah.

2 Chronicles 6:6

Now I have chosen Jerusalem to be a place for my name. I have chosen David to rule my people Israel.

2 Chronicles 16:7-9

Then the prophet Hanani went to King Asa. He said: Because you relied on the king of Syria instead of relying on Jehovah your God, the army of the king of Israel has escaped from you.

2 Chronicles 32:3-4

He and his officers and military staff made plans to stop the water from flowing out of the springs outside the city. They helped him do it.

Nehemiah 3:16

By his side was working Nehemiah, the son of Azbuk, ruler of half the division of Beth-zur, as far as the place opposite the last resting-places of David's family and as far as the pool that had been made and the house of the men of war.

Isaiah 8:17

I will wait for Jehovah, who hides his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will hope in him.

Isaiah 17:7

On that day people will regard their Maker. Their eyes will look (offer respect) to the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 31:1

How horrible it will be for those who go to Egypt for help! Cursed are those who rely on very strong warhorses, who depend on many chariots. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel. They do not seek Jehovah.

Isaiah 37:26

Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it. In days of old I planned it! And now I have brought it to pass, that you have turned fortified cities into piles of stone.

Jeremiah 33:2-3

Jehovah is the maker of the earth. Jehovah is the one who formed and established it. Jehovah is His name.

Jeremiah 39:4

When King Zedekiah and all his soldiers saw what was happening, they tried to escape from the city during the night. They left by way of the royal garden, went through the gateway connecting the two walls, and escaped in the direction of the Jordan Valley.

Micah 7:7

But as for me, I will look to Jehovah! I will wait for the God of my salvation! My God will hear me.

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