Psalms 115:5
They have mouths, but they don’t speak. They have eyes, but they don’t see.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
In Context
4Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
6They have ears, but they don’t hear. They have noses, but they don’t smell.
Cross References
Jeremiah 51:17“Every man has become stupid and without knowledge. Every goldsmith is disappointed by his image, for his molten images are falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 115:2-9
The Absurdity of Idolatry. 1 Not unto us, O Lord , not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. 2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God? 3 But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. 4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. 5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: 6 They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: 7 They have hands, but they handle not:… Read the whole commentary →