King James Version
Psalms 135:16 in the King James Version says “They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 135 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;”
Psalms 135:16 · KJV
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.
They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“They have mouths”
H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“but they speak”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
“not eyes”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“have they but they see”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
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