Commentary for Isaiah 22:9
וְאֵ֨ת בְּקִיעֵ֧י עִיר־דָּוִ֛ד רְאִיתֶ֖ם כִּי־רָ֑בּוּ וַֽתְּקַבְּצ֔וּ אֶת־מֵ֥י הַבְּרֵכָ֖ה הַתַּחְתּוֹנָֽה׃
And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many; and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
Rashi on Isaiah
the cracks of the city of David The cracks of the wall you saw that they had increased.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
Ye have seen also, etc. They looked to the fortifications, and found that the breaches of the town of David were many; they were therefore obliged to collect the waters of the pool, that they might serve as a fence round the town.
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Rashi on Isaiah
and you gathered the water of the lower pool Jonathan renders: And you gathered the people to the waters of the lower pool, which is near the cracks of the city of David, to fight there, because you saw that Jerusalem had a weak spot there and was vulnerable to conquest from there.
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