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Isaiah 29:15

Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”

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ASV

Woe unto them that hide deep their counsel from Jehovah, and whose works are in the dark, and that say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

KJV

Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ה֛וֹיHowoe to!H1945 →
הַמַּעֲמִיקִ֥יםha.ma.'a.mi.Kimthose [who] make deepH6009 →
מֵֽיהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehfrom YahwehH3068 →
לַסְתִּ֣רlas.Tirto hideH5641 →
עֵצָ֑ה'e.Tzaha planH6098 →
וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand it isH1961 →
בְמַחְשָׁךְ֙ve.mach.shoKhin a dark placeH4285 →
מַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םma.'a.sei.Hemdeeds theirH4639 →
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.Ruand they have saidH559 →
מִ֥יmiwho?H4310 →
רֹאֵ֖נוּro.'E.nu[is] seeing usH7200 →
וּמִ֥יu.Miand who?H4310 →
יוֹדְעֵֽנוּ׃yod.'E.nu[is] perceiving usH3045 →

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Ezekiel 8:12“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”Isaiah 47:10You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’Isaiah 30:1“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.Acts 5:3Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?Psalms 94:7–9They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”Luke 12:1–3In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.Psalms 10:11–13He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”Psalms 139:1–8O LORD, You have searched me and known me.Isaiah 28:15For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”Zephaniah 1:12And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’Jeremiah 23:24“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.Malachi 2:17You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”Psalms 59:7See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”Ezekiel 9:9He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.Job 22:13–14Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?Job 34:22There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.Job 24:13–17Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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