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10 And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and ye have broken down houses to fortify the wall.

11 Ye also made a moat between the two walls with the water of the old pool, but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, nor had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.

12 Therefore the Lord GOD of the hosts did call in this day unto weeping and to mourning and to baldness and to girding with sackcloth:

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10 You counted the buildings in Jerusalem
    and tore down houses(A) to strengthen the wall.(B)
11 You built a reservoir between the two walls(C)
    for the water of the Old Pool,(D)
but you did not look to the One who made it,
    or have regard(E) for the One who planned(F) it long ago.

12 The Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    called you on that day(G)
to weep(H) and to wail,
    to tear out your hair(I) and put on sackcloth.(J)

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