unfoldingWord_en_tn/ezk/26/19.md

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Connecting Statement:

Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre.

When I make you

The word "you" here refers to the city of Tyre. In the original language "you" here is feminine singular.

When I make you a desolate city, like the other cities that are not inhabited

Here Tyre is compared to other cities that no longer had people living in them. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)

the deeps

Here "the deeps" means the deep waters of the sea. Alternate translation: "the deep waters" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj)