uW Translation Notes:

General Information:

This may be Isaiah speaking or it may continue Yahweh’s speech in 29:13–14.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) who deeply hide their plans from Yahweh

(Some words not found in UHB: woe [those,who]_make_deep from,Yahweh to,hide plans and=it_was in,a_dark_place deeds_of,their and=they_said who? [is]_seeing_of,us and,who? [is]_knowing_of,us )

People trying to make plans without Yahweh knowing about it is spoken of as if they hide their plans in a deep place where Yahweh cannot see. Alternate translation: “who try to hide their plans from Yahweh” or “who try to keep Yahweh from finding out what they are planning to do”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) whose deeds are in darkness

(Some words not found in UHB: woe [those,who]_make_deep from,Yahweh to,hide plans and=it_was in,a_dark_place deeds_of,their and=they_said who? [is]_seeing_of,us and,who? [is]_knowing_of,us )

It is implied that they are secretly doing evil things. Alternate translation: “who do evil things in the dark so no one can see them”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Who sees us, and who knows us?

(Some words not found in UHB: woe [those,who]_make_deep from,Yahweh to,hide plans and=it_was in,a_dark_place deeds_of,their and=they_said who? [is]_seeing_of,us and,who? [is]_knowing_of,us )

They use a question to emphasize that they believe no one knows what they are doing. Alternate translation: “No one, not even Yahweh, sees us or knows what we are doing!”