Ezekiel 28:3
Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:
Ezekiel 28:3 in other translations
| BSB | Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you! |
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| WEB | behold, you are wiser than Daniel. There is no secret that is hidden from you. |
| ASV | behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that is hidden from thee; |
| YLT | Lo, thou art wiser than Daniel, No hidden thing have they concealed from thee. |
| DARBY | behold, thou art wiser than Daniel! nothing secret is obscure for thee; |
| BBE | See, you are wiser than Daniel; there is no secret which is deeper than your knowledge: |
| Webster | Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: |
What does Ezekiel 28:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 28:1-19
The sentence against the prince or king of Tyre. (Ezek 28:1-19) The fall of Zidon. (Ezek 28:20-23) The restoration of Israel. (Ezek 28:24-26) Verses 1-19 Ethbaal, or Ithobal, was the prince or king of Tyre; and being lifted up with excessive pride, he claimed Divine honours. Pride is peculiarly the sin of our fallen nature. Nor can any wisdom, except that which the Lord gives, lead to happiness in this world or in…
Ezekiel 28:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezekiel 28:3
- Daniel 1:20
And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
- Daniel 2:22
He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
- Daniel 2:27-28
Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king; But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
- Job 15:8
Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
- Daniel 5:11-12
There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.
- 1 Kings 4:29-32
And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about. And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
- 1 Kings 10:3
And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.
- Zechariah 9:2-3
And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise. And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.
- Psalms 25:14
The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
- Daniel 2:47-48
The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret. Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.
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Context
- Ezekiel 28:2
Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord God; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:
- Ezekiel 28:3
Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:
- Ezekiel 28:4
With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
Ezekiel 28:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | He aquí que tú eres más sabio que Daniel; no hay secreto que te sea oculto; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | (voici, tu es plus sage que Daniel! rien de caché n’est obscur pour toi; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | siehe, du bist weiser als Daniel, nichts Verborgenes ist dunkel für dich; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | ecce sapientior es tu Daniele: omne secretum non est absconditum a te: |