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Psalm 115:4–7

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115:4Their4 idols are made of silver and gold—

they are man-made.5

115:5They have mouths, but cannot speak,

eyes, but cannot see,

115:6ears, but cannot hear,

noses, but cannot smell,

115:7hands, but cannot touch,

feet, but cannot walk.

They cannot even clear their throats.6

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Footnotes

  1. 4 The referent of the pronominal suffix is “the nations” (v. 2).
  2. 5 Heb “the work of the hands of man.”
  3. 6 Heb “they cannot mutter in their throats.” Verse 5a refers to speaking, v. 7c to inarticulate sounds made in the throat (see M. Dahood, Psalms [], 3:).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Their idols are silver and gold,

the work of human hands.

They have mouths, but do not speak;

eyes, but do not see.

They have ears, but do not hear;

noses, but do not smell.

They have hands, but do not feel;

feet, but do not walk;

and they do not make a sound in their throat.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But their idols are silver and gold,

made by human hands.

They have mouths, but cannot speak,

eyes, but cannot see.

They have ears, but cannot hear,

noses, but cannot smell.

They have hands, but cannot feel,

feet, but cannot walk,

nor can they utter a sound with their throats.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Their idols are silver and gold,

made by human hands.

They have mouths but cannot speak,

eyes, but cannot see.

They have ears but cannot hear,

noses, but cannot smell.

They have hands but cannot feel,

feet, but cannot walk.

They cannot make a sound with their throats.

NLTNew Living Translation

Their idols are merely things of silver and gold,

shaped by human hands.

They have mouths but cannot speak,

and eyes but cannot see.

They have ears but cannot hear,

and mouths but cannot breathe.

They have hands but cannot feel,

and feet but cannot walk,

and throats but cannot make a sound.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Their idols are silver and gold,

the work of human hands.

They have mouths, but cannot speak;

they have eyes, but cannot see;

they have ears, but cannot hear;

they have noses, but cannot smell;

they have their hands, but they cannot feel,

their feet, but they cannot walk;

they cannot utter a sound in their throats.

KJV 1900King James Version

Their idols 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:

Noses have they, but they smell not:

They have hands, but they handle not:

Feet have they, but they walk not:

Neither speak they through their throat.