Ezekiel 13:14

“And I will tear down the wall that you plastered with whitewash, and bring it down to the earth, and its foundation will be laid bare; and it will fall, and you will be consumed in its midst; and you will know that I am YHWH.”

Ezekiel 13:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 13:14, word by word

And I will tear downהָרַסְתִּיharasti

tear down; break through

Tear down, throw down; also break through by force.

Where else “harasti” appears
the wallקִּירkir

wall

The wall of a house or a city.

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you plasteredטַחְתֶּםtachtem

plaster

To coat a wall with mud, lime or gold.

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with whitewashתָּפֵלtafel

whitewash

Pale plaster put on a wall.

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and bring it downהִגַּעְתִּיhigati

reach

To reach a place or a moment.

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to the earthאָרֶץarets

ground

What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.

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and its foundationיְסֹדyesod

base, foundation

Base, foundation.

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will be laid bareנִגְלָהnigla

uncover

To remove what covers, leaving something in view.

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and it will fallנָפְלָהnafla

fall

To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.

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and you will be consumedכְלִיתֶםchelitem

destroy

To put an end to something, destroy it.

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in its midstתוֹכָtocha

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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and you will knowידַעְתֶּםydatem

acknowledge

To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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The context

13Therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: I will make burst a wind of storms in my fury, and a torrential rain will come in my anger, and hailstones in fury for total destruction.

14 · This verse (above)

15And I will spend my fury on the wall and on those who plastered it with whitewash, and I will say to you, “The wall is no more, and those who plastered it are no more,”

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