Isaiah 29:15

29:15 Those who try to hide their plans from the Lord are as good as dead, ¹ 

who do their work in secret and boast, ² 

“Who sees us? Who knows what we’re doing?” ³ 

Isaiah 42:16

42:16 I will lead the blind along an unfamiliar way; ⁴ 

I will guide them down paths they have never traveled. ⁵ 

I will turn the darkness in front of them into light,

and level out the rough ground. ⁶ 

This is what I will do for them.

I will not abandon them.

[29:15]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Heb “and their works are in darkness and they say.”

[29:15]  ³ tn The rhetorical questions suggest the answer, “no one.” They are confident that their deeds are hidden from others, including God.

[42:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “a way they do not know” (so NASB); NRSV “a road they do not know.”

[42:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “in paths they do not know I will make them walk.”

[42:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “and the rough ground into a level place.”