Isaiah 29:15 Go deeper
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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? (KJV)
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ה֛וֹיHowoe to!
Lemma: הוֹי (hoy) · Strong's: H1945
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: woe!
Used 51 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:30, Isaiah 1:4, Isaiah 1:24, Isaiah 5:8, Isaiah 5:11, Isaiah 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1945; TAHOT Isaiah 29:15 word 1
הַמַּעֲמִיקִ֥יםha.ma.'a.mi.Kimthose [who] make deep
Lemma: עָמֹק (a.maq) · Strong's: H6009
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVhrmpa)
Meaning: be deep
Used 9 times. Also: Psalms 92:5, Isaiah 7:11, Isaiah 30:33, Isaiah 31:6, Jeremiah 49:8, Jeremiah 49:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6009; TAHOT Isaiah 29:15 word 2
מֵֽיהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehfrom Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Isaiah 29:15 word 3
לַסְתִּ֣רlas.Tirto hide
Lemma: סָתַר (sa.tar) · Strong's: H5641
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to hide
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 4:14, Genesis 31:49, Exodus 3:6, Numbers 5:13, Deuteronomy 7:20, Deuteronomy 29:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5641; TAHOT Isaiah 29:15 word 4
עֵצָ֑ה'e.Tzaha plan
Lemma: עֵצָה (e.tsah) · Strong's: H6098
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: counsel
Used 88 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:28, Judges 20:7, 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 15:34, 2 Samuel 16:20, 2 Samuel 16:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6098; TAHOT Isaiah 29:15 word 5
וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand it is
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Isaiah 29:15 word 6
בְמַחְשָׁךְ֙ve.mach.shoKhin a dark place
Lemma: מַחְשָׁךְ (mach.shakh) · Strong's: H4285
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: darkness
Used 7 times. Also: Psalms 74:20, Psalms 88:6, Psalms 88:18, Psalms 143:3, Isaiah 42:16, Lamentations 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4285; TAHOT Isaiah 29:15 word 7
מַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םma.'a.sei.Hemdeeds their
Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: deed
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 20:9, Genesis 44:15, Leviticus 18:3, Deuteronomy 11:3, 1 Samuel 8:8, 1 Samuel 19:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4639K; TAHOT Isaiah 29:15 word 8
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.Ruand they have said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Isaiah 29:15 word 9
מִ֥יmiwho?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Isaiah 29:15 word 10
רֹאֵ֖נוּro.'E.nu[is] seeing us
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Isaiah 29:15 word 11
וּמִ֥יu.Miand who?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Isaiah 29:15 word 12
יוֹדְעֵֽנוּ\׃yod.'E.nu[is] perceiving us
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Isaiah 29:15 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Woe | → | הוֹי H1945 woe! |
| to those who dig deep | → | עָמֹק H6009 be deep |
| to hide | → | סָתַר H5641 to hide |
| their plans | → | עֵצָה H6098 counsel |
| . . . | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| from the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| In darkness | → | מַחְשָׁךְ H4285 darkness |
| they do their works | → | מַעֲשֶׂה H4639K deed |
| and say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Who | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| sees us | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| and who | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| will know | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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