King James Version
Psalms 115:7 in the King James Version says “They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 115 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.”
Psalms 115:7 · KJV
They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:
They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.
They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“They have hands”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“not feet”
H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“have they but they walk”
H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
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