They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.

They have hands and feel not: they have feet and walk not: neither shall they cry out through their throat.

They have hands, and they handle not; feet have they, and they walk not; they give no sound through their throat.

Their hands, but they handle not, Their feet, and they walk not;

They have hands without feeling, and feet without power of walking; and no sound comes from their throat.

They have hands, but they handle not; Feet have they, but they walk not; Neither speak they with their throat. .

They have (e) hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.
(e) He shows what great vanity it is to ask help from them who not only have no help in them, but lack sense and reason.

They have hands, but they handle not,.... So as to feel any thing that is put into their hands; they cannot make use of their hands to stretch them out, and receive anything from their worshippers; nor can they give anything to them: but our God receives and accepts the sacrifices of his people, their prayers and their praises; and opens his hand, and liberally supplies their wants, both in providence and grace.
Feet have they, but they walk not; cannot stir from the place where they are, to the assistance of those that call unto them, Isaiah 46:7 but our God walks upon the wings of the wind, and is a present help in times of trouble; a God at hand and afar off, and makes haste to the relief of his people in distress.
Neither speak they through their throat; or make a mournful voice as a dove, as the word is used in Isaiah 38:14 or chirp as a bird, or chatter as a crane; or warble out any note through the throat, as birds do; and much less form any articulate sound, or utter any proper word, that may be understood.

speak . . . throat--literally, "mutter," not even utter articulate sounds.