(As-Swaffaath) 37 : 170
فَكَفَرُوا بِهِ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ
Thus they hid It, so they would know the consequences.
The Meccan pagans during Messenger Muhammad’s time did not have a codified Book, so they were not hiding it. But today, Adhikr is codified as a Book. The hypocrites who hide Adhikr, along with their blind followers who associate partners with Allah and reject Adhikr, will face severe consequences, as explained in verse 48: 6. They will face humiliation in this world and severe punishment in the Hereafter, as mentioned in verses 2: 85 and 5: 33. See explanation 2: 99; 6: 26; 9: 5, 28, 95, 125.