Ezekiel 28:3

Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
wiser	חָכָ֛ם cha.Kham	H2450	wise · adjective, masculine singular absolute
Daniel	דָנִיֵּאל Dânîyêʼl	H1840	Daniel or Danijel
secret	סָת֖וּם sa.Tum	H5640	to stop up · verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
hide	עֲמָמֽוּךָ 'a.ma.Mu.kha	H6004	to associate · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

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 as…
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 mag…
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.
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.
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, lik…
Psalms 25:14 The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 28:1-10

We had done with Tyrus in the foregoing chapter, but now the prince of Tyrus is to be singled out from the rest. Here is something to be said to him by himself, a message to him from God, which the prophet must send him, whether he will hear or whether he will forbear. I. He must tell him of his pride. His people are proud (Eze 27:3) and so is he; and they shall both be made to know that God resists the proud. Let us see, 1. What were the expressions of his pride: His heart was lifted up, Eze 28:2. He had a great conceit of himself, was puffed up with an opinion of his own sufficiency, and looked with disdain upon all about him. Out of the abundance of the pride of his heart he said, I am a…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 28:3

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 (Zac 9:2). no secret--namely, forgetting riches (Eze 28:4). that they can hide--that is, that can be hidden.

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 28:3

Thou art wiser than Daniel - Daniel was at this time living, and was reputable for his great wisdom. This is said ironically. See Eze 14:14; Eze 26:1.

John Gill on Ezekiel 28:3

Behold; thou art wiser than Daniel,.... That is, in his own opinion; or it is ironically said. The Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions, render it by way of interrogation, "art thou not wiser than Daniel?" who was now at the court of Babylon, and was famous throughout all Chaldea for his knowledge in politics, his wisdom and prudence in government, as well as his skill in interpreting dreams. The Jews have a saying, that "if all the wise men of the nations were in one scale, and Daniel in the other, he would weigh them all down.'' And perhaps the fame of him had reached the king of Tyre, and yet he thought himself wiser than he; see Zechariah 9:2, antichrist thinks himself wiser than Da…

The Church Fathers

Can anyone claim to be without sin, when Daniel confesses his own sins? I mean, some proud person or other was asked through the prophet Ezekiel, "Are you wiser than Daniel?" Again, the prophet also placed this Daniel among the three holy men in whom God signifies the three sorts of human beings he is going to deliver when the great tribulation comes on the human race.
— Augustine of Hippo, SERMON 397:1

Nay, can we be better men than Daniel himself, concerning whom God, speaking to the prince of Tyre, says by the prophet Ezekiel, "Art thou wiser than Daniel?" who also is placed among the three righteous men to whom alone God saith that He would grant deliverance,—pointing, doubtless, in them to three representative righteous men,—declaring that he would deliver only Noah, Daniel, and Job, and that they should save along with themselves neither son nor daughter, but only their own souls.
— Augustine of Hippo, LETTERS 111

The same apostle writes that God alone is wise, although both Solomon and many other holy people are called wise, and it is said, according to the Hebrew, to the prince of Tyre, "You are wiser than Daniel." Therefore, just as he alone is called the light, immortal and wise, although they are many who are immortal, and who are lights and who are wise, so also the human perfection that proceeds not from nature but from grace shows that those who seem to be perfect are imperfect.
— Jerome, Against the Pelagians 2.7

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Dictionary and topics

Daniel — God is my judge, or judge of God. (1.) David’s second son, “born unto him in Hebron, of Abigail the Carmelitess” (1 Chr. 3:1). He is called also Chileab (2 Sam. 3:3). (2.) One of the four great…
Tyre — A rock, now es-Sur; an ancient Phoenician city, about 23 miles, in a direct line, north of Acre, and 20 south of Sidon. Sidon was the oldest Phoenician city, but Tyre had a longer and more…
Daniel · .Wisdom of — .Wisdom of
Irony · .Ezekiel to the prince of Tyre — .Ezekiel to the prince of Tyre
Pride · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Providence Of God, The · Danger of denying — Danger of denying
Tyre · Inhabitants of: Self-conceited — Inhabitants of: Self-conceited

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 28:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 28:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 28:3

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 28:3

John Gill on Ezekiel 28:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 28:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 28:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 28:3

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 28:3

John Gill on Ezekiel 28:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 28:1-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 28:3-5

Rashi on Ezekiel 28:3