Ezequiel 28:3

3 com efeito és mais sábio que Daniel; não há segredo algum que se possa esconder de ti.

Ezequiel 28:3 Meaning and Commentary

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 Daniel, or any of the prophets and apostles; he is wise above that which is written, and takes upon him the sole interpretation of the Scriptures, and to fix the sense of them: there is no secret that they can hide from thee;
as he fancied; he had sagacity to penetrate into the councils of neighbouring princes, and discover all plots and intrigues against him; he understood all the "arcana" and secrets of government, and could counterwork the designs of his enemies. Antichrist pretends to know all mysteries, and solve all difficulties, and pass an infallible judgment on things; as if he was of the privy council of heaven, and nothing was transacted there but he was acquainted with it, and had full knowledge of the mind of God in all things.

Ezequiel 28:3 In-Context

1 De novo veio a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo:

2 Filho do homem, dize ao príncipe de Tiro: Assim diz o Senhor Deus: Visto como se elevou o teu coração, e disseste: Eu sou um deus, na cadeira dos deuses me assento, no meio dos mares; todavia tu és homem, e não deus, embora consideres o teu coração como se fora o coração de um deus.

3 com efeito és mais sábio que Daniel; não há segredo algum que se possa esconder de ti.

4 Pela tua sabedoria e pelo teu entendimento alcançaste para ti riquezas, e adquiriste ouro e prata nos teus tesouros.

5 Pela tua grande sabedoria no comércio aumentaste as tuas riquezas, e por causa das tuas riquezas eleva-se o teu coração;