# General Information:

The words "you" and "your" in these verses refer to Tyre.

# Connecting Statement:

Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre.

# Aram was a trading partner

Here "Aram" refers to the people of Aram. Alternate translation: "The people of Aram were trading partners" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# emeralds

An emerald is a type of green precious stone.

# purple

Here purple cloth or yarn is referred to by just its color. Alternate translation: "purple cloth" or "purple yarn" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-nominaladj]])

# pearls

beautiful beads of hard white material that come from creatures in the sea

# rubies

A ruby is a type of red precious stone.