Isaiah 22:9

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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.

Complete Jewish Bible:

You saw how many breaches there were in the City of David, you collected water from the lower pool,

Berean Standard Bible:

You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool.

American Standard Version:

And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many; and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool;

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Ye have seen{H7200} also the breaches{H1233} of the city{H5892} of David{H1732}, that they are many{H7231}: and ye gathered together{H6908} the waters{H4325} of the lower{H8481} pool{H1295}.

Cross-References (KJV):

2 Kings 20:20

  • And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

2 Chronicles 32:30

  • This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.

2 Chronicles 32:1

  • ¶ After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.

2 Chronicles 32:6

  • And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,

Nehemiah 3:16

  • After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur, unto [the place] over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.

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Commentary for Isaiah 22:9

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H7200
    There are 1212 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָאָה
    Transliteration: râʼâh
    Pronunciation: raw-aw'
    Description: a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.
  2. Strong's Number: H1233
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בְּקִיעַ
    Transliteration: bᵉqîyaʻ
    Pronunciation: bek-ee'-ah
    Description: from בָּקַע; a fissure; breach, cleft.
  3. Strong's Number: H5892
    There are 937 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עִיר
    Transliteration: ʻîyr
    Pronunciation: eer
    Description: or (in the plural) עָר; or עָיַר; (Judges 10:4), from עוּר; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post); Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
  4. Strong's Number: H1732
    There are 911 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: דָּוִד
    Transliteration: Dâvid
    Pronunciation: daw-veed'
    Description: rarely (fully); דָּוִיד; from the same as דּוֹד; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David.
  5. Strong's Number: H7231
    There are 17 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָבַב
    Transliteration: râbab
    Pronunciation: raw-bab'
    Description: a primitive root; (compare רָבִיב); also as denominative from רְבָבָה; properly, to cast together , i.e. increase, especially in number; to multiply by the myriad; increase, be many(-ifold), be more, multiply, ten thousands.
  6. Strong's Number: H6908
    There are 121 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קָבַץ
    Transliteration: qâbats
    Pronunciation: kaw-bats'
    Description: a primitive root; to grasp, i.e. collect; assemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, [idiom] surely, take up.
  7. Strong's Number: H4325
    There are 525 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מַיִם
    Transliteration: mayim
    Pronunciation: mah'-yim
    Description: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
  8. Strong's Number: H8481
    There are 13 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: תַּחְתּוֹן
    Transliteration: tachtôwn
    Pronunciation: takh-tone'
    Description: or תַּחְתֹּן; from תַּחַת; bottommost; lower(-est), nether(-most).
  9. Strong's Number: H1295
    There are 15 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בְּרֵכָה
    Transliteration: bᵉrêkâh
    Pronunciation: ber-ay-kaw'
    Description: from בָרַךְ; a reservoir (at which camels kneel as a resting-place); (fish-) pool.