were broken through in many places;
you stored up water
in the Lower Pool.
You counted the buildings in Jerusalem
and tore down houses to strengthen the wall.
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. (Isaiah 22:9-11)
Those who inhabited ancient Jerusalem took pains to supply water from outside the walls of the city to a pool located on the inside of those walls. Why? So that if an enemy besieged the city and surrounded it, the besieged citizens would have a ready water supply.
Today, those ancient waterworks are being mapped and studied by archaeologists. Here is a link to an article related to that work:
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