# General Information:

"They" in these verses refers to the builders of Tyre. "Your" refers to Tyre.

# 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]])

# oars

long pieces of wood with flat blades at one end that people use to make a boat move

# decks

the parts of the boat that people can walk on

# overlaid them

"covered them"

# ivory

a white, beautiful, and hard material that is made from the long teeth of some animals