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Psalm 135:17

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135:17and ears, but cannot hear.

Indeed, they cannot breathe.13

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  1. 13 Heb “indeed, there is not breath in their mouth.” For the collocation אַף אֵין (’af ’en, “indeed, there is not”) see Isa 41:26. Another option is to take אַף as “nose” (see Ps 115:6), in which case one might translate, “a nose, [but] they have no breath in their mouths.”

The NET Bible First Edition, Copyright 1996-2005 by Biblical Studies Press

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

they have ears, but do not hear,

nor is there any breath in their mouths.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They have ears, but cannot hear,

nor is there breath in their mouths.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They have ears but cannot hear;

indeed, there is no breath in their mouths.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

They have ears but cannot hear,

and mouths but cannot breathe.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

they have ears, but cannot hear;

there is not even breath in their mouths.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

They have ears, but they hear not;

Neither is there any breath in their mouths.

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