The Meaning of Ezekiel 13:14 Explained

Ezekiel 13:14

KJV: So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

YLT: And I have broken down the wall that ye daubed with chalk, And have caused it to come unto the earth, And revealed hath been its foundation, And it hath fallen, And ye have been consumed in its midst, And ye have known that I am Jehovah.

Darby: And I will break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered; and it shall fall, and ye shall be destroyed in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

ASV: So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered mortar , and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be uncovered; and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So will I break down  the wall  that ye have daubed  with untempered  [morter], and bring  it down to the ground,  so that the foundation  thereof shall be discovered,  and it shall fall,  and ye shall be consumed  in the midst  thereof: and ye shall know  that I [am] the LORD. 

What does Ezekiel 13:14 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 13

1  The reproof of false prophets
10  and their untempered mortar
17  Of prophecies and their pillows

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 13:14 mean?

So I will break down - the wall that you have plastered with untempered [mortar] and bring it down to the ground so that will be uncovered its foundation and it will fall and you shall be consumed in the midst of it then you shall know that I [am] Yahweh
וְהָ֨רַסְתִּ֜י אֶת־ הַקִּ֨יר אֲשֶׁר־ טַחְתֶּ֥ם תָּפֵ֛ל וְהִגַּעְתִּ֥יהוּ אֶל־ הָאָ֖רֶץ וְנִגְלָ֣ה יְסֹד֑וֹ וְנָֽפְלָה֙ וּכְלִיתֶ֣ם בְּתוֹכָ֔הּ וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה

וְהָ֨רַסְתִּ֜י  So  I  will  break  down 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: הָרַס  
Sense: to tear down, break down, overthrow, beat down, break, break through, destroy, pluck down, pull down, throw down, ruined, destroyer, utterly.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַקִּ֨יר  the  wall 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קִיר  
Sense: wall, side.
אֲשֶׁר־  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
טַחְתֶּ֥ם  you  have  plastered 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine plural
Root: טוּחַ 
Sense: to spread over, overlay, plaster, cover over, coat, besmear.
תָּפֵ֛ל  with  untempered  [mortar] 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: תָּפֵל 
Sense: foolish, insipid.
וְהִגַּעְתִּ֥יהוּ  and  bring  it  down 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular, third person masculine singular
Root: נָגַע  
Sense: to touch, reach, strike.
הָאָ֖רֶץ  the  ground 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
וְנִגְלָ֣ה  so  that  will  be  uncovered 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: גָּלָה  
Sense: to uncover, remove.
יְסֹד֑וֹ  its  foundation 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יְסׄוד  
Sense: foundation, base.
וְנָֽפְלָה֙  and  it  will  fall 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: נָפַל  
Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
וּכְלִיתֶ֣ם  and  you  shall  be  consumed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural
Root: כָּלָה  
Sense: to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent.
בְּתוֹכָ֔הּ  in  the  midst  of  it 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: תָּוֶךְ  
Sense: midst, middle.
וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם  then  you  shall  know 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
כִּֽי־  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
אֲנִ֥י  I  [am] 
Parse: Pronoun, first person common singular
Root: אֲנִי  
Sense: I (first pers.
יְהוָֽה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.