¹³ You say, 'What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

¹¹ He says in his heart, "God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it."

¹² Then said he to me, Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of imagery? for they say, Yahweh doesn't see us; Yahweh has forsaken the land.

⁷ Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, "For," they say, "who hears us?"

¹¹ They say, "How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?"

¹⁵ Woe to those who hide deep their counsel from Yahweh, and whose works are in the dark, and who say, Who sees us? and who knows us?

⁹ Then said he to me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of wrestling [of judgment]: for they say, Yahweh has forsaken the land, and Yahweh doesn't see.

⁵ They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, "Who will see them?"

⁷ They say, "Yah will not see, Neither will Jacob's God consider."

⁸ Consider, you senseless among the people; You fools, when will you be wise?

⁹ He who implanted the ear, won't he hear? He who formed the eye, won't he see?

¹² It will happen at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are settled on their dregs, who say in their heart, "Yahweh will not do good, neither will he do evil."