For he has said in his heart, God has forgotten; He has turned away His face so as never to look.

Behold, they shall utter a voice with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips; for who, [they say], has heard?

And they said, How does God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?

And they said, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob understand.

He that planted the ear, does He not hear? Or He that formed the eye, does not He perceive?

And He said to me, You have seen, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel do, each one of them in their secret chamber; because they have said, The Lord does not see; the Lord has forsaken the earth.

Then He said to me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah has become exceedingly great: for the land is filled with many nations, and the city is filled with iniquity and uncleanness; because they have said, The Lord has forsaken the earth, The Lord looks not upon [it].

And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will search Jerusalem with a lamp, and I will take vengeance on the men that despise the things committed to them; but they say in their hearts, The Lord will not do any good, neither will He do any evil.