Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.
You dug a canal between the two walls to bring water from the old reservoir, but you didn't look to the One who made it, and you didn't honor the One who planned it long ago.
God is pointing out that while the people focused on their own clever engineering solutions, they completely ignored Him—the one who created and planned everything in the first place.
📚 Historical Context
This verse refers to King Hezekiah's famous tunnel project in Jerusalem around 701 BC, when he had workers dig through solid rock to bring water from the Gihon Spring into the city to prepare for an Assyrian siege. While this was brilliant military strategy that helped save Jerusalem, Isaiah critiques the people for trusting in their own ingenuity rather than seeking God's help and acknowledging His sovereignty over their situation.
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