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Ezekiel 28:3
Behold, you are wiser than Daniel;
from A Prophecy against the Ruler of Tyre, Ezekiel 28:1-10
What it says

He is sarcastically compared to Daniel in wisdom and hidden understanding.

What it is doing

This verse highlights the ruler's celebrated cleverness.

In context

1And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: 3Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; 4By your wisdom and understanding 5By your great skill in trading 6Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: 7behold, I will bring foreigners against you, 8They will bring you down to the Pit, 9Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ 10You will die the death of the uncircumcised