Ezekiel 28:3
What does Ezekiel 28:3 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 28:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that is hidden from thee;
KJV
King James Version · 1611Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that is hidden from thee;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949See, you are wiser than Daniel; there is no secret which is deeper than your knowledge:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Lo, thou <FI>art<Fi> wiser than Daniel, No hidden thing have they concealed from thee.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Behold thou art wiser than Daniel: no secret is hid from thee.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890behold, thou art wiser than Daniel! nothing secret is obscure for thee;
Context
v.2Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thy 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 man, and not God, though thou didst set thy heart as the heart of God;—
v.3This passage
v.4by thy wisdom and by thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures;
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Zechariah 9:2
and Hamath, also, which bordereth thereon; Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.
- Daniel 1:20
And in every matter of wisdom and understanding, concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his realm.
- Daniel 2:47
The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou hast been able to reveal this secret.
- Job 15:8
Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God? And dost thou limit wisdom to thyself?
- Psalms 25:14
The friendship of Jehovah is with them that fear him; And he will show them his covenant.
- Daniel 5:11
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, were found in him; and the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made him master of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
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