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the defenses of Judah are stripped away.
And you looked in that day
to the weapons in the Palace of the Forest;
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you saw that the City of David
had many breaches in its defenses;
you stored up water
in the Lower Pool.
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You counted the buildings in Jerusalem
and tore down houses to strengthen the wall.
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You built a reservoir between the two walls
for the water of the Old Pool,
but you did not look to the One who made it,
or have regard for the One who planned it long ago.