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Ezekiel 13:11

Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.

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אֱמֹ֛רemorsayאָמַרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a commandH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).טָחֵ֥יtachedaubטוּחַverb, qal, participle, construct — “daub”, a verb used as a describing wordH2902to smear, especially with limedaub, overlay, plaister, smut.תָפֵ֖לtafelfoolish thingsתָּפֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “foolish things”, the ordinary formH8602plaster (as gummy) or slime; (figuratively) frivolityfoolish things, unsavoury, untempered.וְיִפֹּ֑לveyipoland fallנָפַלconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and fall”, an unfinished actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…הָיָ֣הhayahbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.גֶּ֣שֶׁםgeshemshowerגֶּשֶׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “shower”, the ordinary formH1653a showerrain, shower.שׁוֹטֵ֗ףshotefdrownשָׁטַףverb, qal, participle, absolute — “drown”, a verb used as a describing wordH7857to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquerdrown, (over-) flow(-whelm, rinse, run, rush, (throughly) wash (away).וְאַתֵּ֜נָהveatenahand theeאַתָּהconjunction, pronoun, personal, 2nd person, feminine, plural — “and thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.אַבְנֵ֤יavnestoneאֶבֶןnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “stone”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH68a stone[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).אֶלְגָּבִישׁ֙elgavishgreat hailאֶלְגָּבִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “great hail”, the ordinary formH417hail (as if a great pearl)great hail(-stones).תִּפֹּ֔לְנָהtipolenahfallנָפַלverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, plural — “fall”, an unfinished actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…וְר֥וּחַveruchaand angerרוּחַconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “and anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).סְעָר֖וֹתsearotstormסַעַרnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “storm”, the ordinary formH5591a hurricanestorm(-y), tempest, whirlwind.תְּבַקֵּֽעַtevaqeabreak forthבָּקַעverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “break forth”, an unfinished actionH1234to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or openmake a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

say unto them that daub it with whited plaster, that it shall fall; there shall be an overflowing shower, and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall, and a stormy wind shall break forth,

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American Standard Version (1901)

say unto them that daub it with untempered mortar , that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.

Young’s Literal Translation

Say to those daubing with chalk — It falleth, There hath been an overflowing shower, And ye, O hailstones, do fall, And a tempestuous wind doth rend,

World English Bible

Tell those who plaster it with whitewash that it will fall. There will be an overflowing shower; and you, great hailstones, will fall. A stormy wind will tear it.

Darby Translation

say unto them which daub it with untempered [mortar] that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing rain, and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall, and a stormy wind shall burst forth.

Douay-Rheims

Say to them that daub without tempering, that it shall fall: for there shall be an overflowing shower, and I will cause great hailstones to fall violently from above, and a stormy wind to throw it down.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

say unto them that daub it with whited plaster, that it shall fall; there shall be an overflowing shower, and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall, and a stormy wind shall break forth,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Say to them that plaster it , It shall fall; and there shall be a flooding rain; and I will send great stones upon their joinings, and they shall fall; and there shall be a sweeping wind, and it shall be broken.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰπὸν πρὸς τοὺς ἀλείφοντας, πεσεῖται, καὶ ἔσται ὑετὸς κατακλύζων, καὶ δώσω λίθους πετροβόλους εἰς τοὺς ἐνδέσμους αὐτῶν, καὶ πεσοῦνται, καὶ πνεῦμα ἐξαῖρον, καὶ ῥαγήσεται.