en_tn/luk/06/49.md

Jesus continues to teach the crowd about the importance of obeying him.

a man who built a house...

This metaphor now compares a man building a house without a foundation to a person who does not obey the teachings of Jesus. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

foundation

"base" or "support" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

without a foundation

This could be translated as "but he did not dig down and build a foundation first."

torrent of water

"fast-moving water" or "river" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

flowed against

"crashed against" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

collapsed

"fell down" or "came apart" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)