Isaiah 29:15

Those who try to hide their plans from the Lord are as good as dead, ¹  who do their work in secret and boast, ²  “Who sees us? Who knows what we’re doing?” ³ 

Job 22:13,14; Job 24:13-17; Job 34:22; Ps 10:11-13; Ps 59:7; Ps 64:5,6; Ps 73:11; Ps 94:7-9; Ps 139:1-8; Isa 5:18,19; Isa 28:15,17; Isa 30:1; Isa 47:10; Jer 23:24; Eze 8:12; Eze 9:9; Zep 1:12; Mal 2:17; Lu 12:1-3; Joh 3:19; 1Co 4:5; 2Co 4:2; Re 2:23

¹ tn 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 tn Heb “and their works are in darkness and they say.”

³ tn The rhetorical questions suggest the answer, “no one.” They are confident that their deeds are hidden from others, including God.