Psalms 135:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths.”
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“they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.”
King James Version · Public Domain“They have ears, but they hear not; Neither is there any breath in their mouths.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Ears they have, and they give not ear, Nose--there is no breath in their mouth!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 135:17 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 10:13When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.
- Jeremiah 51:17Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.
- Hosea 13:2Now they sin more and more and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. People say of them, “They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves!”
- Habakkuk 2:19Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Can it give guidance? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.”
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