Isaiah 22
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Isaiah 22:8-13

8They removed the defenses of Judah. At that time you looked for the weapons in the House of the Forest.

9You saw the many breaks in the walls of the city of David; you stored up water in the lower pool.

10You counted the houses in Jerusalem, and demolished houses so you could have material to reinforce the wall.

11You made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool – but you did not trust in the one who made it; you did not depend on the one who formed it long ago!

12At that time the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, called for weeping and mourning, for shaved heads and sackcloth.

13But look, there is outright celebration! You say, “Kill the ox and slaughter the sheep, eat meat and drink wine. Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”

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