Ezekiel 28:3

3 Voici, tu es plus sage que Daniel, Rien de secret n'est caché pour toi;

Ezekiel 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.

Ezekiel 28:3 In-Context

1 La parole de l'Eternel me fut adressée, en ces mots:

2 Fils de l'homme, dis au prince de Tyr: Ainsi parle le Seigneur, l'Eternel: Ton coeur s'est élevé, et tu as dit: Je suis Dieu, Je suis assis sur le siège de Dieu, au sein des mers! Toi, tu es homme et non Dieu, Et tu prends ta volonté pour la volonté de Dieu.

3 Voici, tu es plus sage que Daniel, Rien de secret n'est caché pour toi;

4 Par ta sagesse et par ton intelligence Tu t'es acquis des richesses, Tu as amassé de l'or et de l'argent Dans tes trésors;

5 Par ta grande sagesse et par ton commerce Tu as accru tes richesses, Et par tes richesses ton coeur s'est élevé.