Isaiah 22:10-12

The Voice

¹⁰You took stock of the houses in Jerusalem,
    and began to dismantle them stone-by-stone to shore up the city wall.
¹¹You built a reservoir between two walls to hold the water of the old pool.
    But in all this you neglected the One who could really save you;
You failed to consider the One who actually made this place
    and established it so long ago.

¹²Consequently, the Lord, the Eternal, Commander of heavenly armies,
determined that day would be a time of weeping and regret,
A time of shaved heads and donning sackcloth
and a time for mourning.

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