Psalm - 135:17



17 They have ears, but they can't hear; neither is there any breath in their mouths.

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Explanation and meaning of Psalm 135:17.

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They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.
They have ears, and they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouth.
Ears they have, and they give not ear, Nose, there is no breath in their mouth!
They have ears, but no hearing; and there is no breath in their mouths.

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

To this verse one of Kennicott's MSS. adds the Psalm 115:6 and Psalm 115:7 of Psalm 115.

They have ears, but they hear not,.... See Gill on Psalm 115:6;
neither is there any breath in their mouths; they are lifeless statues, they have not so much as what the brute creatures have, breath; our Jehovah, as the living God, is rightly opposed to them, who gives life, and breath, and all things, unto man; and yet what amazing stupidity is it, that any of them should worship such as gods, who have not what they themselves have.

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