Woe to those who deeply hide their plans from the LORD, and whose deeds are in the dark, and who say, 'Who sees us? Who knows us?' establishing a new woe against those who believe that their plans and actions can be hidden from God, that they can act in secret without accountability. The hiding of plans from God represents a fundamental misunderstanding of God's omniscience. The question "Who sees us?" expresses the false assumption that secrecy provides protection from divine judgment. The oracle establishes that those who conduct their affairs in darkness and secrecy harbor a dangerous illusion: that God's eye does not penetrate to all places and times. The woe addresses a spiritual condition: the denial of divine omniscience and the belief in the possibility of hidden guilt.

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