And a reservoirוּמִקְוָהyou madeעֲשִׂיתֶםbetweenבֵּיןthe two wallsהַחֹמֹתַיִםfor the watersלְמֵיof the oldהַיְשָׁנָהpool;הַבְּרֵכָהbut you did notוְלֹאlookהִבַּטְתֶּםto the one who made it,אֶל עֹשֶׂיהָand the one who formed itוְיֹצְרָהּfrom afarמֵרָחוֹקyou did notלֹאsee.רְאִיתֶם
Isaiah 22:11
Study it in the app“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.”
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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.
Where else “chomotayim” appears- for the watersמֵיme
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “me” appears- of the oldיְשָׁנָהyeshana
old
Old, of before; said of last year's stored harvest, and of an old gate or pool.
Where else “yeshana” appears- poolבְּרֵכָהberecha
pool
Pool: a man-made reservoir of water.
Where else “berecha” appears- lookהִבַּטְתֶּםhibattem
look
Look intently, gaze; regard, pay attention to.
Where else “hibattem” appears- and the one who formed itיֹצְרָyotsra
mold
To mold, as God molded man from dust.
Where else “yotsra” appears- from afarרָחוֹקrachok
far
To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.
Where else “rachok” appears- seeרְאִיתֶםreitem
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “reitem” appears
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.