"You say,Whatdoes Godknow?Can He judgethroughthe thickdarkness?
"Thereis nodarknessor deepshadowWherethe workersof iniquitymay hidethemselves.
He saysto himself,"Godhas forgotten;He has hiddenHis face;He will neverseeit."
If I say,"Surelythe darknesswill overwhelmme, And the lightaroundme will be night,"
Wherecan I gofrom Your Spirit?Or wherecan I fleefrom Your presence?
Behold,they belchforthwith their mouth;Swordsare in their lips,For, [they say], "Whohears?"
They holdfastto themselves an evilpurpose;They talkof layingsnaressecretly;They say,"Whocan seethem?"
They say,"Howdoes Godknow?And is thereknowledgewith the MostHigh?"
Woeto those who deeplyhidetheir plansfrom the LORD,And whose deedsare [done] in a darkplace,And they say,"Whoseesus?" or "Whoknowsus?"
"Can a manhidehimself in hidingplacesSo I do not seehim?" declaresthe LORD."Do I not fillthe heavensand the earth?"declaresthe LORD.
Then He saidto me, "Sonof man,do you seewhatthe eldersof the houseof Israelare committingin the dark,eachmanin the roomof his carvedimages?For they say,The LORDdoes not seeus; the LORDhas forsakenthe land.'"
Then He saidto me, "The iniquityof the houseof Israeland Judahis very,verygreat,and the landis filledwith bloodand the cityis fullof perversion;for they say,'The LORDhas forsakenthe land,and the LORDdoes not see!'
"Thoughthey diginto Sheol,From therewill My handtakethem; And thoughthey ascendto heaven,From therewill I bringthem down.
"Thoughthey hideon the summitof Carmel,I will searchthem out and takethem from there;And thoughthey concealthemselves from My sighton the floorof the sea,From thereI will commandthe serpentand it will bitethem.
"It will comeabout at that timeThat I will searchJerusalemwith lamps,And I will punishthe menWho are stagnantin spirit,Who sayin their hearts,'The LORDwill not dogoodor evil!'
