Isaiah

Isaiah 29:15

¹⁵Woe 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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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Woe	ה֛וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
to those who dig deep	הַמַּעֲמִיקִ֥ים	ham·ma·‘ă·mî·qîm	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H6009 be deep
to hide	לַסְתִּ֣ר	las·tir	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5641 hide, conceal
their plans	עֵצָ֑ה	‘ê·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6098 counsel, advice
from the LORD	מֵֽיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
In darkness	בְמַחְשָׁךְ֙	ḇə·maḥ·šāḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4285 dark place
they do their works	מַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֔ם	ma·‘ă·śê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4639 deed, work
and say	וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Who	מִ֥י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
sees us	רֹאֵ֖נוּ	rō·’ê·nū	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H7200 see
and who	וּמִ֥י	ū·mî	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4310 who?
will know	יוֹדְעֵֽנוּ׃	yō·wḏ·‘ê·nū	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H3045 know

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.