# Connecting Statement:

Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to the king of Tyre.

# General Information:

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

# great trade

"large volume of trade"

# you were filled with violence

Yahweh speaks of the king of Tyre as if he were a container that was filled up with violence. The king is a synecdoche for himself and his people The abstract noun "violence" can be translated using the adjective "violent." AT: "you and your people became completely violent" or "you and your peoplewere completely violent" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# guardian cherub

"guarding cherub"

# the fiery stones

"the stones of fire." See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 28:14](./14.md). Possible meanings are 1) a metaphor for the colorful and bright stones mentioned in [Ezekiel 28:13](./11.md) or 2) other fiery stones on the "holy mountain of God." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# Your heart was arrogant

Here the "heart" represents the whole person, emphasizing the person's thoughts. AT: "You were arrogant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# arrogant

falsely believing oneself to be importantbelieving oneself to be important

# Your heart was arrogant with your beauty; you ruined your wisdom because of your splendor

The abstract nouns "beauty," wisdom" and "splendor" can be translated using the adjectives "beautiful," "wise" and "splendid." AT: "Your heart was arrogant because you were beautiful; you became unwise because you were so splendid" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# before

"in front of"

# so they may see you

"so they may look at you"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/defile]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/cherubim]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heart]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/arrogant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ruin]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/splendor]]