en_tn_condensed/ezk/27/08.md

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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.

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