Psalms 135:16
They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;
Psalms 135:16 in other translations
| BSB | They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; |
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| WEB | They have mouths, but they can’t speak. They have eyes, but they can’t see. |
| ASV | They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not; |
| YLT | A mouth they have, and they speak not, Eyes they have, and they see not, |
| DARBY | They have a mouth, and they speak not; eyes have they, and they see not; |
| BBE | They have mouths, but no voice, they have eyes, but they do not see; |
| Webster | They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not. |
What does Psalms 135:16 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 135:15-18
15-18. (Compare Psa 115:4-8).
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 135:15-21
These verses arm believers against idolatry and all false worship, by showing what sort of gods the heathen worshipped. And the more deplorable the condition of the Gentile nations that worship idols, the more are we to be thankful that we know better. Let us pity, and pray for, and seek to benefit benighted heathens and deluded sinners. Let us endeavour to glorify his name, and recommend his truth, not only with…
Psalms 135:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 135:16
- 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: For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
- 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.
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Isa 6:10; Mt 13:14-16
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Context
- Psalms 135:15
The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
- Psalms 135:16
They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;
- Psalms 135:17
They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.
Psalms 135:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Tienen boca, y no hablan; tienen ojos, y no ven; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Elles ont une bouche, et ne parlent pas; elles ont des yeux, et ne voient pas; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Einen Mund haben sie und reden nicht; Augen haben sie und sehen nicht; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui traduxit populum suum per desertum, quoniam in æternum misericordia ejus. |