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General Information:
Jesus compares the person who hears but does not obey his teaching to a man who builds a house that has no foundation and so will collapse when the flood comes. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
But the person
"But" shows a strong contrast to the previous person who built with a foundation.
on top of the ground without a foundation
Some cultures may not know that a house with a foundation is stronger. Additional information may be helpful. AT: "but he did not dig down and build first a foundation" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
foundation
"base" or "firm support"
torrent of water
"fast-moving water" or "river"
flowed against
"crashed against"
collapsed
"fell down" or "came apart"
the ruin of that house was complete
"that house was completely destroyed"