Psalms 115:5

World English Bible

They have mouths, but they don't speak; They have eyes, but they don't see;

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
They have mouths but cannot speak, and eyes but cannot see.

English Revised Version
They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

Update Bible Version
They have mouths, but they don't speak; They have eyes, but they don't see;

New Century Version
They have mouths, but they cannot speak. They have eyes, but they cannot see.

New English Translation
They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see,

Webster's Bible Translation
They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:

Amplified Bible
They have mouths, but they cannot speak; They have eyes, but they cannot see;

English Standard Version
They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Tho han mouth, and schulen not speke; tho han iyen, and schulen not se.

Berean Standard Bible
They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;

Contemporary English Version
They have a mouth and eyes, but they can't speak or see.

American Standard Version
They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not;

Bible in Basic English
They have mouths, but no voice; they have eyes, but they see not;

Complete Jewish Bible
They have mouths, but they can't speak; they have eyes, but they can't see;

Darby Translation
They have a mouth, and they speak not; eyes have they, and they see not;

Easy-to-Read Version
Those statues have mouths, but cannot talk. They have eyes, but cannot see.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

King James Version (1611)
They haue mouths, but they speake not; eies haue they, but they see not.

New Life Bible
They have mouths but they cannot speak. They have eyes but they cannot see.

New Revised Standard
They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see.

Geneva Bible (1587)
They haue a mouth and speake not: they haue eyes and see not.

George Lamsa Translation
They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

Good News Translation
They have mouths, but cannot speak, and eyes, but cannot see.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
A mouth, have they, but they speak not, Eyes, have they, but they see not;

Douay-Rheims Bible
(113-13) They have mouths and speak not: they have eyes and see not.

Revised Standard Version
They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
They haue a mouth and speake not: they haue eyes and see not.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
They have a mouth, but they cannot speak; they have eyes, but they cannot see:

Christian Standard Bible®
They have mouths but cannot speak,eyes, but cannot see.

Hebrew Names Version
They have mouths, but they don't speak; They have eyes, but they don't see;

King James Version
They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:

Lexham English Bible
They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;

Literal Translation
they have mouths, but they do not speak; they have eyes, but they do not see;

Young's Literal Translation
A mouth they have, and they speak not, Eyes they have, and they see not,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
They haue mouthes, and speake not: eyes haue they, but they se not.

New American Standard Bible
They have mouths, but they cannot speak; They have eyes, but they cannot see;

New King James Version
They have mouths, but they do not speak; Eyes they have, but they do not see;

New American Standard Bible (1995)
They have mouths, but they cannot speak; They have eyes, but they cannot see;

Legacy Standard Bible
They have mouths, but they do not speak;They have eyes, but they do not see;

Contextual Overview

¹ Not to us, Yahweh, not to us, But to your name give glory, For your lovingkindness, and for your truth's sake. ² Why should the nations say, "Where is their God, now?" ³ But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases. ⁴ Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands. ⁵ They have mouths, but they don't speak; They have eyes, but they don't see; ⁶ They have ears, but they don't hear; They have noses, but they don't smell; ⁷ They have hands, but they don't feel; They have feet, but they don't walk; Neither do they speak through their throat. ⁸ Those who make them will be like them; Yes, everyone who trusts in them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 10:5 - speak Jeremiah 51:17 - Every Mark 8:18 - see Romans 1:23 - an image Romans 10:19 - foolish 1 Corinthians 12:2 - dumb Revelation 13:15 - speak

Gill's Notes on the Bible

They have mouths, but they speak not,.... These idols are carved with mouths, but they make no use of them; if any cry to them for they cannot answer them, nor save them from their troubles. Baal's priests cried to their idol, but was no voice heard, nor answer returned; they are rightly called dumb idols, Habakkuk 2:18

1 Kings 18:26, but our God in the heavens, when his people cry to him, he answers them, and sends them relief; and tells them his grace is sufficient for them, and so they find it to be.

Eyes have they, but they see not; they are made with eyes in their heads, but cannot see with them; they cannot see their worshippers, nor what they bring to them; neither their persons nor their wants, Daniel 5:23, but our God and Father in heaven, he sees in secret the persons and hearts of his people; their desires are before him, and their groanings are not hid from him; his eyes are on the righteous, and are never withdrawn from them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They have mouths ... - They are shaped like people, but have none of the attributes of intelligent beings.