Isaiah 22:11

“And a reservoir you made between the two walls for the waters of the old pool; but you did not look to the one who made it, and the one who formed it from afar you did not see.”

Isaiah 22:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 22:11, word by word

And a reservoirמִקְוָהmikva

reservoir

A reservoir, a pool where water is gathered.

Where else “mikva” appears
you madeעֲשִׂיתֶםasitem

make

To build or create something.

Where else “asitem” appears
the two wallsחֹמֹתַיִםchomotayim

wall

Wall, city wall.

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for the watersמֵיme

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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of the oldיְשָׁנָהyeshana

old

Old, of before; said of last year's stored harvest, and of an old gate or pool.

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poolבְּרֵכָהberecha

pool

Pool: a man-made reservoir of water.

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lookהִבַּטְתֶּםhibattem

look

Look intently, gaze; regard, pay attention to.

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and the one who formed itיֹצְרָyotsra

mold

To mold, as God molded man from dust.

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from afarרָחוֹקrachok

far

To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.

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seeרְאִיתֶםreitem

see

To see with one's eyes.

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The context

10And the houses of Jerusalem you counted, and you tore down the houses to fortify the wall.

11 · This verse (above)

12And Adonai YHWH Tsevaot called on that day to weeping and to lamentation and to baldness and to girding on sackcloth.

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