The Meaning of Ezekiel 28:3 Explained

Ezekiel 28:3

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

YLT: Lo, thou art wiser than Daniel, No hidden thing have they concealed from thee.

Darby: behold, thou art wiser than Daniel! nothing secret is obscure for thee;

ASV: behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that is hidden from thee;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Ezekiel 28:3 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 28

1  God's judgment upon the prince of Tyrus for his sacrilegious pride
11  A lamentation of his great glory corrupted by Sidon
20  The judgment of Zion
24  The restoration of Israel

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 28:3 mean?

behold wiser you [are] Daniel than Daniel all there is secret no that can be hidden from you
הִנֵּ֥ה חָכָ֛ם אַתָּ֖ה [מדנאל] (מִדָּֽנִיֵּ֑אל‪‬) כָּל־ סָת֖וּם לֹ֥א עֲמָמֽוּךָ

הִנֵּ֥ה  behold 
Parse: Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
חָכָ֛ם  wiser 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: חָכָם  
Sense: wise, wise (man).
אַתָּ֖ה  you  [are] 
Parse: Pronoun, second person masculine singular
Root: אַתְּ 
Sense: you (second pers.
[מדנאל]  Daniel 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, masculine singular
(מִדָּֽנִיֵּ֑אל‪‬)  than  Daniel 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּנִאֵל 
Sense: the 2nd son of David, by Abigail the Carmelitess.
סָת֖וּם  there  is  secret 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular
Root: סָתַם 
Sense: to stop up, shut up, keep close.
לֹ֥א  no 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
עֲמָמֽוּךָ  that  can  be  hidden  from  you 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural, second person masculine singular
Root: עָמַם 
Sense: to dim, darken, grow dark.