King James Version
Psalms 135:15 in the King James Version says “The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 135 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.”
Psalms 135:15 · KJV
Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations. throughout: Heb. to generation and generation
For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.
The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;
They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of the heathen”
H1471a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
“and gold”
H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
“the work”
H4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
“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
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