Isaiah 29:15
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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?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?”
In other translations
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?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?”
Hebrew words
הוֹיhowoe to!H1945הַמַּעֲמִיקִיםhama'amikimthose [who] make deepH6009מֵיהוָהmeyahwehfrom YahwehH3068לַסְתִּרlastirto hideH5641עֵצָה'etzaha planH6098וְהָיָהvehayahand it isH1961בְמַחְשָׁךְvemachshokhin a dark placeH4285מַעֲשֵׂיהֶםma'aseihemdeeds theirH4639וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they have saidH559מִיmiwho?H4310רֹאֵנוּro'enu[is] seeing usH7200וּמִיumiand who?H4310יוֹדְעֵנוּ׃yod'enu[is] perceiving usH3045
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