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Isaiah 29:15

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29:15Those who try to hide their plans from the Lord are as good as dead,31

who do their work in secret and boast,32

“Who sees us? Who knows what we’re doing?”33

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Footnotes

  1. 31 Heb “Woe [to] those who deeply hide counsel from the Lord.” This probably alludes to political alliances made without seeking the Lord’s guidance. See 30:1–2 and 31:1.
  2. 32 Heb “and their works are in darkness and they say.”
  3. 33 The rhetorical questions suggest the answer, “no one.” They are confident that their deeds are hidden from others, including God.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Ah, you who hide deep from the Lord your counsel,

whose deeds are in the dark,

and who say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Woe to those who go to great depths

to hide their plans from the Lord,

who do their work in darkness and think,

“Who sees us? Who will know?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Woe to those who go to great lengths

to hide their plans from the Lord.

They do their works in the dark,

and say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”

NLTNew Living Translation

What sorrow awaits those who try to hide their plans from the Lord,

who do their evil deeds in the dark!

“The Lord can’t see us,” they say.

“He doesn’t know what’s going on!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Ah! Those who make a plan deep, to hide it from Yahweh,

and their deeds are in a dark place.

And they say, “Who sees us?

And who knows us?”

KJV 1900King James Version

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?