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854 B
854 B
Connecting Statement:
Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre. The city of Tyre continues to be described as if it were a beautiful ship. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
General Information:
The words "you" and "your" in these verses refer to Tyre.
Arvad
This is the name of a small island off the coast of Syria. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
sages
"wise men"
pilots
A pilot is a person who controls where a ship goes by steering the ship.
Byblos
This is the name of a city on the Syrian coast. Other versions call it by the name "Gebal." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names and rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-textvariants)
filled your seams
"repaired your cracks" or "repaired your leaks"
sailors
A sailor is one of the team of workers on a ship.