22:10 You counted the houses in Jerusalem, 1
and demolished houses so you could have material to reinforce the wall. 2
5:9 The Lord who commands armies told me this: 3
“Many houses will certainly become desolate,
large, impressive houses will have no one living in them. 4
1 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
2 tn Heb “you demolished the houses to fortify the wall.”
3 tn Heb “in my ears, the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts].”
4 tn Heb “great and good [houses], without a resident.”