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Isaiah 22

An oracle about the Valley of Vision, Jerusalem, which feasts instead of mourning while the enemy approaches. The people inspect the walls and collect water in a reservoir but do not look to the God who made it. The steward Shebna is to be replaced by Eliakim.

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  • Strongly supported

    Kings says Hezekiah “made a pool, and a conduit”; Isaiah tells of a reservoir between the two walls.

  • Strongly supported

    Kings and Chronicles say Hezekiah stopped the springs outside the city and brought the water in; Isaiah speaks of a reservoir between the two walls.

  • Strongly supported

    Isaiah: “the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall”; Nehemiah names “the broad wall”.

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