Psalm 135:16
New International Version
They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see.

New Living Translation
They have mouths but cannot speak, and eyes but cannot see.

English Standard Version
They have mouths, but do not speak; they have eyes, but do not see;

Berean Standard Bible
They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;

King James Bible
They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

New King James Version
They have mouths, but they do not speak; Eyes they have, but they do not see;

New American Standard Bible
They have mouths, but they do not speak; They have eyes, but they do not see;

NASB 1995
They have mouths, but they do not speak; They have eyes, but they do not see;

NASB 1977
They have mouths, but they do not speak; They have eyes, but they do not see;

Legacy Standard Bible
They have mouths, but they do not speak; They have eyes, but they do not see;

Amplified Bible
They have mouths, but they do not speak; They have eyes, but they do not see;

Christian Standard Bible
They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see.

American Standard Version
They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They have mouths and they do not speak; they have eyes and they do not see.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
They have a mouth, but they cannot speak; they have eyes, but they cannot see;

Contemporary English Version
They have a mouth and eyes, but they can't speak or see.

Douay-Rheims Bible
They have a mouth, but they speak not: they have eyes, but they see not.

English Revised Version
They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They have mouths, but they cannot speak. They have eyes, but they cannot see.

Good News Translation
They have mouths, but cannot speak, and eyes, but cannot see.

International Standard Version
Mouths are attributed to them, but they cannot speak; sight is attributed to them, but they cannot see;

JPS Tanakh 1917
They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not;

Literal Standard Version
They have a mouth, and they do not speak, | They have eyes, and they do not see,

Majority Standard Bible
They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;

New American Bible
They have mouths but do not speak; they have eyes but do not see;

NET Bible
They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see,

New Revised Standard Version
They have mouths, but they do not speak; they have eyes, but they do not see;

New Heart English Bible
They have mouths, but they can't speak. They have eyes, but they can't see.

Webster's Bible Translation
They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not.

World English Bible
They have mouths, but they can’t speak. They have eyes, but they can’t see.

Young's Literal Translation
A mouth they have, and they speak not, Eyes they have, and they see not,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Your Name, O LORD, Endures Forever
15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. 16They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; 17they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths.…

Cross References
Psalm 135:15
The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.

Psalm 135:17
they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths.


Treasury of Scripture

They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

eyes have they

Isaiah 6:10
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

Matthew 13:14-16
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: …

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Psalm 135
1. An exhortation to praise God for his mercy
5. For his power
8. For his judgments
15. The vanity of idols
19. An exhortation to bless God
















Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
They have mouths
פֶּֽה־ (peh-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

but cannot
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

speak,
יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ (yə·ḏab·bê·rū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

eyes
עֵינַ֥יִם (‘ê·na·yim)
Noun - cd
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

but cannot
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

see.
יִרְאֽוּ׃ (yir·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7200: To see


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