Isaiah 29:15
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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?”

Young's Literal Translation
Wo [to] those going deep from Jehovah to hide counsel, And whose works have been in darkness. And they say, ‘Who is seeing us? And who is knowing us?’

King James Bible
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?

Hebrew
Woe
ה֛וֹי (hō·w)
Interjection
Strong's 1945: Ah! alas! ha!

to those who dig deep
הַמַּעֲמִיקִ֥ים (ham·ma·‘ă·mî·qîm)
Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 6009: To be, deep

to hide
לַסְתִּ֣ר (las·tir)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5641: To hide, conceal

their plans
עֵצָ֑ה (‘ê·ṣāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6098: Advice, plan, prudence

from the LORD.
מֵֽיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

In darkness
בְמַחְשָׁךְ֙ (ḇə·maḥ·šāḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4285: Darkness, a dark place

they do their works
מַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֔ם (ma·‘ă·śê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property

and say,
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Who
מִ֥י (mî)
Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

sees us,
רֹאֵ֖נוּ (rō·’ê·nū)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 7200: To see

and who
וּמִ֥י (ū·mî)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

will know?”
יוֹדְעֵֽנוּ׃ (yō·wḏ·‘ê·nū)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 3045: To know

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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