Psalms 135:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

They have ears, but no hearing; and there is no breath in their mouths.

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  • Ps 135:15-16
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    15 The images of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

    16 They have mouths, but no voice, they have eyes, but they do not see;

  • Ps 115:4-8
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    4 Their images are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

    5 They have mouths, but no voice; they have eyes, but they see not;

    6 They have ears, but no hearing; they have noses, but no sense of smell;

    7 They have hands without feeling, and feet without power of walking; and no sound comes from their throat.

    8 Those who make them are like them; and so is everyone who puts his faith in them.

  • 18 Those who make them are like them; and so is everyone who puts his hope in them.

  • 18 They have no knowledge or wisdom; for he has put a veil over their eyes, so that they may not see; and on their hearts, so that they may not give attention.

  • 7 See, hate is dropping from their lips; curses are on their tongues: they say, Who gives attention to it?

  • 21 Give ear now to this, O foolish people without sense; who have eyes but see nothing, and ears without the power of hearing:

  • 17 The dead do not give praise to the Lord; or those who go down to the underworld.

  • Jer 51:17-18
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    17 Then every man becomes like a beast without knowledge; every gold-worker is put to shame by the image he has made: for his metal image is deceit, and there is no breath in them.

    18 They are nothing, a work of error: in the time of their punishment, destruction will overtake them.

  • Ps 38:13-14
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    13 But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth.

    14 So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.

  • 5 It is like a pillar in a garden of plants, and has no voice: it has to be lifted, for it has no power of walking. Have no fear of it; for it has no power of doing evil and it is not able to do any good.

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    13 For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.

    14 And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:

  • 3 There are no words or language; their voice makes no sound.

  • 18 Give ear, you whose ears are shut; and let your eyes be open, you blind, so that you may see.

  • 20 Seeing much, but keeping nothing in mind; his ears are open, but there is no hearing.

  • 11 But they would not give attention, turning their backs and stopping their ears from hearing;

  • 9 Their mouth goes up to heaven; their tongues go walking through the earth.

  • 15 Fear has overcome them, they have no more answers to give; they have come to an end of words.

  • 28 For they are a nation without wisdom; there is no sense in them.

  • 8 As it was said in the holy Writings, God gave them a spirit of sleep, eyes which might not see, and ears which have no hearing, to this day.

  • Jer 10:14-15
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    14 Then every man becomes like a beast without knowledge; every gold-worker is put to shame by the image he has made: for his metal image is deceit, and there is no breath in them.

    15 They are nothing, a work of error: in the time of their punishment, destruction will overtake them.

  • 3 And the eyes of those who see will not be shut, and those who have hearing will give ear to the word.

  • 10 They are shut up in their fat: with their mouths they say words of pride.

  • 13 Their throat is like an open place of death; with their tongues they have said what is not true: the poison of snakes is under their lips:

  • 10 His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all dogs without tongues, unable to make a sound; stretched out dreaming, loving sleep.

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    9 For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.

  • 5 Who will not be moved by the voice of the wonder-worker, however great are his powers.

  • 27 And you are to say all these words to them, but they will not give ear to you: you will send out your voice to them, but they will give no answer.

  • 16 The nations will see and be shamed because of all their strength; they will put their hands on their mouths, their ears will be stopped.

  • 9 Those who make a pictured image are all of them as nothing, and the things of their desire will be of no profit to them: and their servants see not, and have no knowledge; so they will be put to shame.

  • 19 A curse on him who says to the wood, Awake! to the unbreathing stone, Up! let it be a teacher! See, it is plated with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all inside it.

  • 4 But even to this day the Lord has not given you a mind open to knowledge, or seeing eyes or hearing ears.

  • 14 And they did not give ear, but became stiff-necked, like their fathers who had no faith in the Lord their God.

  • 23 But they gave no attention and would not give ear, but they made their necks stiff so that they might not give ear and might not get teaching.

  • Rom 3:17-18
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    17 And of the way of peace they have no knowledge:

    18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.

  • 29 If your face is veiled, they are troubled; when you take away their breath, they come to an end, and go back to the dust.

  • 13 And the Lord said, because this people come near to me with their mouths, and give honour to me with their lips, but their heart is far from me, and their fear of me is false, a rule given them by the teaching of men;

  • 4 You have kept their hearts from wisdom: for this cause you will not give them honour.

  • 8 And looking I saw that there were muscles on them and flesh came up, and they were covered with skin: but there was no breath in them.

  • 10 Will they not give you teaching, and say words of wisdom to you?

  • 4 Then they will be crying to the Lord for help, but he will not give them an answer: yes, he will keep his face veiled from them at that time, because their acts have been evil.