Psalms

Psalm 115:5–8

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

⁸Those who make them become like them,

as do all who trust in them.

Footnotes

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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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Those who make them	עֹשֵׂיהֶ֑ם	‘ō·śê·hem	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
become	יִהְי֣וּ	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like them	כְּ֭מוֹהֶם	kə·mō·w·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H3644 like, as, when
as do all	כֹּ֭ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
trust	בֹּטֵ֣חַ	bō·ṭê·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H982 trust
in them	בָּהֶֽם׃	bā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural

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

Psalm 115:5 Jeremiah 10:5

Psalm 115:8 Psalm 135:18 · Jeremiah 10:8 · Habakkuk 2:18–19 · Jonah 2:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.