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Psalms 115:5 Cross-References
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“They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:”
Psalms 115:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 115:5
They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not. The satire begins a devastating anatomical inventory of idol impotence. Each body part mentioned—mouth (peh, פֶּה), eyes (einayim, עֵינַיִם)—possesses form without function, appearance without ability. The repetitive structure ('they have X, but they X not') hammers home the absurdity through relentless parallelism.Mouths that cannot speak mock the very purpose of mouths. Pagan worshipers prayed to statues that could neither hear petitions nor answer them. Contrast Yahweh, whose word created the universe (Genesis 1:3) and ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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