Isaiah 22:11
Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.
Context
This verse from Isaiah Chapter 22 connects to 10 cross-references. The oracle against the Valley of Vision (Jerusalem) mourns premature celebration when the city should be weeping. Leadership fled without a fight. Shebna the steward is rebuked for his grandiose tomb and will be replaced by Eliakim who will receive …
Other Translations
ye made also a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But ye looked not unto him that had done this, neither had ye respect unto him that purposed it long ago.
And a ditch ye made between the two walls, For the waters of the old pool, And ye have not looked unto its Maker, And its Framer of old ye have not seen.
And you made a place between the two walls for storing the waters of the old pool: but you gave no thought to him who had done this, and were not looking to him by whom it had been purposed long before.
Cross References
And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look …
At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One …
Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they …
Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? …
Thus saith the Lord the maker thereof, the Lord that formed it, to establish it; the Lord is his name;
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, …
And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a …
And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the …
But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people …