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?
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Gill's Exposition
Woe unto them,.... Or, "O ye",
that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord; which they consulted against Christ, to take away his life, to persecute his apostles, and hinder the spread of his…
Barnes' Notes
Woe unto them that seek deep ... - That is, who attempt to conceal their “real” intentions under a plausible exterior, and correct outward deportment. This is most strikingly descriptive of the…
Here, I. The prophet stands amazed at the stupidity of the greatest part of the Jewish nation. They had Levites, who taught the good knowledge of the Lord and had encouragement from Hezekiah in doing…
Isa 29:15-24 A Messianic forecast
The third "Woe" (Isa 29:29), directed against the political intrigue with Egypt, merely serves as a point of attachment for a glowing description of the regenerated…
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