Psalms 135:17

135:16 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

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

They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.

135:18 They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.

What does Psalms 135:17 mean?

Psalms 135:17 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֹזֶן (ʼôzen), אָזַן (ʼâzan), יֵשׁ (yêsh).

Hebrew interlinear

They

have

ears,אֹזֶןʼôzen/o'-zen/H241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)

but

they

hearאָזַןʼâzan/aw-zan'/H238to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen

not;

neither

thereיֵשׁyêsh/yaysh/H3426there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)

any

breathרוּחַrûwach/roo'-akh/H7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)

their

mouths.פֶּהpeh/peh/H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to

Topics

Idolatry

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 135:17.

Genesis 43:7

And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? asked: Heb. asking asked us tenor: Heb. mouth could: Heb. knowing could we know

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 135:17 say?

Psalms 135:17 (King James Version) reads: "They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths."

Is Psalms 135:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 135:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

Reflect

As you read Psalms 135:17, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

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