Ezekiel 28:3

Ezekiel 28:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:
• New International Version (NIV)Are you wiser than Daniel? Is no secret hidden from you?
• English Standard Version (ESV)you are indeed wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you;
• New King James Version (NKJV)(Behold, you are wiser than Daniel! There is no secret that can be hidden from you!

Context of Ezekiel 28:3

1The word of the Lord came again to me, saying, 2“Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, ‘The Lord God says this: “Because your heart is haughty And you have said, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods In the heart of the seas’; Yet you are a mortal and not God, Although you make your heart like the heart of God-- Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; There is no secret that is a match for you! 4By your wisdom and understanding You have acquired riches for yourself And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries. 5By your great wisdom, by your trade You have increased your riches, And your heart is haughty because of your riches--

Ezekiel 28:3 word by word

הִנֵּ֥ה חָכָ֛ם אַתָּ֖ה מִדָּֽנִיֵּ֑אל כָּל־סָת֖וּם לֹ֥א עֲמָמֽוּךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• you are wiserחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• thanמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• Danielדָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵלdânîyê'l dâni'êl · DanielH1840
• There is noכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• There is noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• secretסָתַםsâtham ώâtham · to closeH5640
• that isעָמַם‛âmam · to darkenH6004

Cross-references for Ezekiel 28:3

• Daniel 1:20As for every matter of expertise and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the soothsayer priests and conjurers who were in all his realm.
• Daniel 2:48Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts, and he made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon, and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.
• Daniel 5:11There is a man in your kingdom in whom is a spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, illumination, insight, and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him. And King Nebuchadnezzar, your father--your father the king--appointed him chief of the soothsayer priests, sorcerers, Chaldeans, and diviners.
• Zechariah 9:2And Hamath also, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.
• 1 Kings 4:29Now God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand that is on the seashore.
• 1 Kings 10:3And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was concealed from the king which he did not explain to her.
• Job 15:8Do you hear the secret discussion of God, And limit wisdom to yourself?
• Psalms 25:14The secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him, And He will make them know His covenant.
• Daniel 2:22It is He who reveals the profound and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, And the light dwells with Him.
• Daniel 5:12This was because an extraordinary spirit, knowledge and insight, interpretation of dreams, explanation of riddles, and solving of difficult problems were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Let Daniel now be summoned and he will declare the interpretation.”

Commentaries on Ezekiel 28:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Thou art wiser than Daniel - Daniel was at this time living, and was reputable for his great wisdom. This is said ironically. See Ezekiel 14:14; Ezekiel 26:1.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-10Verses 1-10 The prophecy against the prince of Tyre. Throughout the east the majesty and glory of a people were collected in the person of their monarch, who in some nations was worshipped as a god. The prince is here the embodiment of the community. Their glory is his glory, their pride his pride. The doom of Tyre could not be complete without denunciation of the prince of Tyre. Idolatrous nations and idolatrous kings were, in the eyes of the prophet…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5The prince of Tyre claimed to be divine because of his wisdom and his wealth. He believed that his wisdom had made him very rich. His riches then made him extremely proud. His pride grew out of his success and wealth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Ezekiel ironically alludes to Ithbaal's overweening opinion of the wisdom of himself and the Tyrians, as though superior to that of Daniel, whose fame had reached even Tyre as eclipsing the Chaldean sages. "Thou art wiser," namely, in thine own opinion (Zec 9:2). no secret--namely, forgetting riches (Eze 28:4). that they can hide--that is, that can be hidden.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 28:3

• Daniel
• Irony
• Pride
• Tyre

In the dictionaries

• Daniel
• Confidence
• Daniel, Book of
• Defile
• Tyre
• Isaiah
• Stones, Precious
• Wisdom
• Nebuchadnezzar, or Nebuchadrezzar

Commentaries on Ezekiel 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings