Psalms 135:17

17 They have ears, but they cannot hear. They cannot breathe.

Psalms 135:17 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 135:17

They have ears, but they hear not
(See Gill on Psalms 115:6);

neither is there [any] breath in their mouths;
they are lifeless statues, they have not so much as what the brute creatures have, breath; our Jehovah, as the living God, is rightly opposed to them, who gives life, and breath, and all things, unto man; and yet what amazing stupidity is it, that any of them should worship such as gods, who have not what they themselves have.

Psalms 135:17 In-Context

15 The idols of the nations are made of silver and gold. They were made by human hands.
16 They have mouths, but they cannot speak. They have eyes, but they cannot see.
17 They have ears, but they cannot hear. They cannot breathe.
18 Those who make idols end up like them. So does everyone who trusts them.
19 Descendants of Israel, praise the LORD. Descendants of Aaron, praise the LORD.
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