Psalms

Psalm 115:4–7

⁴Their idols are silver and gold,

made by the hands of men.

⁵They have mouths, but cannot speak;

they have eyes, but cannot see;

⁶they have ears, but cannot hear;

they have noses, but cannot smell;

⁷they have hands, but cannot feel;

they have feet, but cannot walk;

they cannot even clear their throats.^a

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Their idols	עֲ‍ֽ֭צַבֵּיהֶם	‘ăṣab·bê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6091 idol
are silver	כֶּ֣סֶף	ke·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and gold	וְזָהָ֑ב	wə·zā·hāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
made	מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗ה	ma·‘ă·śêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4639 deed, work
by the hands	יְדֵ֣י	yə·ḏê	Noun - feminine dual construct	H3027 hand
of men	אָדָֽם׃	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They have mouths	פֶּֽה־	peh-	Noun - masculine singular	H6310 mouth
but cannot	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
speak	יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ	yə·ḏab·bê·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1696 speak
they have eyes	עֵינַ֥יִם	‘ê·na·yim	Noun - cd	H5869 eye
but cannot	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
see	יִרְאֽוּ׃	yir·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7200 see

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
they have ears	אָזְנַ֣יִם	’ā·zə·na·yim	Noun - fd	H241 ear
but cannot	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
hear	יִשְׁמָ֑עוּ	yiš·mā·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
they have noses	אַ֥ף	’ap̄	Noun - masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
but cannot	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
smell	יְרִיחֽוּן׃	yə·rî·ḥūn	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7306 smell, perceive odour

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
they have hands	יְדֵיהֶ֤ם׀	yə·ḏê·hem	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H3027 hand
but cannot	וְלֹ֬א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
feel	יְמִישׁ֗וּן	yə·mî·šūn	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H4184 feel
they have feet	רַ֭גְלֵיהֶם	raḡ·lê·hem	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H7272 foot
but cannot	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
walk	יְהַלֵּ֑כוּ	yə·hal·lê·ḵū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
they cannot	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
even clear	יֶ֝הְגּ֗וּ	yeh·gū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1897 moan, growl, utter, speak, muse
their throats	בִּגְרוֹנָֽם׃	biḡ·rō·w·nām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1627 neck, throat

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 115:4 Deuteronomy 4:28 · Isaiah 46:6–7 · Jeremiah 10:3–5 · Isaiah 40:19–20 · Habakkuk 2:18–20 · Isaiah 46:1–2 · Isaiah 44:10 · Isaiah 37:19 · Psalm 135:15–18 · Acts 19:26

Psalm 115:5 Jeremiah 10:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.