Isaiah 22:10 meaning and explanation

You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore them down to strengthen the wall.

Isaiah 22:10, Berean Standard Bible

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Isaiah speaks to Jerusalem during a national crisis, likely the Assyrian threat in the late eighth century BC. The people are busy with defenses: they survey the houses of the city and demolish some to reuse their stone for repairing the wall.

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