Ezekiel 28:3-5 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:3

Wiser than Daniel. I. THE TYPICAL WISDOM OF DANIEL . Evidently this wisdom was proverbial in the days of Ezekiel. The prophet implies that the fame of it had reached the province of Tyre. Consider its nature, its application, and its source. 1. Its nature . 2. Its application . 3. Its source . II. THE MOCKERY OF WORLDLY WISDOM . The proud Prince of Tyre vainly pretends to excel this high wisdom of Daniel. 1. Its nature . It is "earthly,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:3-10

The folly of worldly wisdom. It might not have occurred to an ordinary observer that Tyre owed its position to its wisdom, and its downfall to an unwise confidence in that wisdom. Bat the Prophet Ezekiel looked below the surface, and traced the arrogance and presumptuous ungodliness of the great city to its claim to worldly prudence, sagacity, and skill, which, being substituted for true and Divine wisdom, became the occasion of the city's downfall and destruction. I. THE RANGE ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 28:1-10

The prophecy against the prince of Tyre. Throughout the east the majesty and glory of a people were collected in the person of their monarch, who in some nations was worshipped as a god. The prince is here the embodiment of the community. Their glory is his glory, their pride his pride. The doom of Tyre could not be complete without denunciation of the prince of Tyre. Idolatrous nations and idolatrous kings were, in the eyes of the prophet, antagonists to the true God. In them was embodied the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 28:3-8

Ezekiel 28:3-8. Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel In thy own conceit. The fame of Daniel’s wisdom was quickly spread over Chaldea, upon his being advanced to several posts of honour and dignity by Nebuchadnezzar. See Daniel 2:8. So here the prophet in an ironical manner upbraids the vain boasts which the prince of Tyre made of his wisdom, and the policy of those about him, as if it exceeded the endowments of Daniel. The Phenicians, of whom the Tyrians were a colony, (see note on Isaiah... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:1-19

Judgment on the king of Tyre (28:1-19)The king of Tyre, as representative of the whole nation, is now condemned on account of the pride for which Tyre was famous. Because of the wealth and strength that the country gained through clever trading, Tyre saw itself as all-powerful, answerable to no one. It considered itself to be a god among the nations of the commercial world (28:1-5).Yahweh, the only true God, will tolerate Tyre’s arrogance no longer. The day of Tyre’s judgment has come (6-7).... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 28:3

Behold. Figure of speech Asteismos ( App-6 ), to attract our attention. wiser. In thine own eyes. Daniel. Here an example of wisdom; as of righteousness in Ezekiel 14:14 , Ezekiel 14:20 . Compare Daniel 1:17 . read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 28:3

3. Ezekiel ironically alludes to Ithbaal's overweening opinion of the wisdom of himself and the Tyrians, as though superior to that of Daniel, whose fame had reached even Tyre as eclipsing the Chaldean sages. "Thou art wiser," namely, in thine own opinion ( :-). no secret—namely, forgetting riches (Ezekiel 28:4). that they can hide—that is, that can be hidden. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 28:5

5. ( :-). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 28:1-10

3. A judgment speech against the ruler of Tyre 28:1-10 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 28:1-19

B. Judgment on Tyre 26:1-28:19"When Jerusalem finally fell in 586, the only states that were still resisting the Babylonians were Egypt and Tyre. It is not coincidental, therefore, that of the foreign nations addressed by Ezekiel, these two are singled out for the brunt of his oracular volleys." [Note: Block, The Book . . . 48, p. 32.] The length of this oracle reflects the great significance of Tyre at this time in Israel’s history. Tyre (lit. "rock") was the principle city of Phoenicia and... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:3-10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 28:1-10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 28:3-8

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:1-19

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 28:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 28:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 28:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 28:1-10

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 28:1-19

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