Ezekiel 8:12

8:12 He said to me, “Do you see, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in the chamber of his idolatrous images? ¹  For they think, ‘The Lord does not see us! The Lord has abandoned the land!’”

Job 22:13

22:13 But you have said, ‘What does God know?

Does he judge through such deep darkness? ² 

Psalms 10:11

10:11 He says to himself, ³ 

“God overlooks it;

he does not pay attention;

he never notices.” ⁴ 

Psalms 94:7

94:7 Then they say, “The Lord does not see this;

the God of Jacob does not take notice of it.” ⁵ 

Isaiah 29:15

29:15 Those who try to hide their plans from the Lord are as good as dead, ⁶ 

who do their work in secret and boast, ⁷ 

“Who sees us? Who knows what we’re doing?” ⁸ 

[8:12]  ¹ tn Heb “the room of his images.” The adjective “idolatrous” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[22:13]  ² sn Eliphaz is giving to Job the thoughts and words of the pagans, for they say, “How does God know, and is there knowledge in the Most High?” (see Ps 73:11; 94:11).

[10:11]  ³ tn Heb “he says in his heart.” See v. 6.

[10:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “God forgets, he hides his face, he never sees.”

[94:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “does not understand.”

[29:15]  ⁶ 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.

[29:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “and their works are in darkness and they say.”

[29:15]  ⁸ tn The rhetorical questions suggest the answer, “no one.” They are confident that their deeds are hidden from others, including God.