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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/jit/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