## The word of Yahweh came again to me ##

See how you translated a similar phrase in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md).

## lift up a lament ##

"sing a funeral song" or "sing a song of mourning" or "sing a sad song" (UDB)

## You were the model of perfection ##

Alternate translation: "You were perfect."

## full of wisdom and perfect in beauty ##

"very wise and very handsome"

## Every precious stone covered you ##

"you wore every kind of precious stone." This shows that the king was very wealthy.

## carnelian, chrysolite, and onyx! Topaz, malachite, and jasper! Sapphire, emerald, and beryl! ##

These are all precious stones of different colors. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])

## the day of your creation ##

"the day you were created" or "the day that I created you" (ULB)