King James Version
Ezekiel 28:3 in the King James Version says “Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 28 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:”
Ezekiel 28:3 · KJV
The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
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: midst: Heb. heart
Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:
With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches: thy great: Heb. the greatness of thy wisdom
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“there is no secret”
H5640to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secret
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“that they can hide”
H6004to associate; by implication, to overshadow (by huddling together)
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