Psalm 135:17
Strong's Lexicon
They have ears
אָזְנַ֣יִם (’ā·zə·na·yim)
Noun - fd
Strong's Hebrew 241: 1) ear, as part of the body 2) ear, as organ of hearing 3) (subjective) to uncover the ear to reveal; the receiver of divine revelation

לָ֭הֶם (lā·hem)
Preposition | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: 1) they, these, the same, who

but cannot
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

hear,
יַאֲזִ֑ינוּ (ya·’ă·zî·nū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 238: 1) to hear, listen 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to hear, listen, give ear 1a2) to be obedient, harken 1a3) to hear or listen to prayers (of God)

nor
אֵין־ (’ên-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 369: 1) nothing, not, nought n 1a) nothing, nought neg 1b) not 1c) to have not (of possession) adv 1d) without w/prep 1e) for lack of

is there
יֶשׁ־ (yeš-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3426: 1) being, existence, substance, there is or are 1a) substance 1b) existence 1c) there is or are

breath
ר֥וּחַ (rū·aḥ)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7307: 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit 1a) breath 1b) wind 1b1) of heaven 1b2) quarter (of wind), side 1b3) breath of air 1b4) air, gas 1b5) vain, empty thing 1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation) 1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour 1c2) courage 1c3) temper, anger 1c4) impatience, patience 1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented) 1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse 1c7) prophetic spirit 1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals) 1d1) as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being 1e) spirit (as seat of emotion) 1e1) desire 1e2) sorrow, trouble 1f) spirit 1f1) as seat or organ of mental acts 1f2) rarely of the will 1f3) as seat especially of moral character 1g) Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son 1g1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy 1g2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning 1g3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power 1g4) as endowing men with various gifts 1g5) as energy of life 1g6) as manifest in the Shekinah glory 1g7) never referred to as a depersonalised force

in their mouths.
בְּפִיהֶֽם׃ (bə·p̄î·hem)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6310: peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths.

Young's Literal Translation
Ears they have, and they give not ear, Nose—there is no breath in their mouth!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They have ears but cannot hear; indeed, there is no breath in their mouths.

New American Standard Bible
They have ears, but they do not hear, Nor is there any breath at all in their mouths.

King James Bible
They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there [any] breath in their mouths.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
They have ears, but cannot hear, nor is there breath in their mouths.

New Living Translation
They have ears but cannot hear, and noses but cannot smell.

English Standard Version
they have ears, but do not hear, nor is there any breath in their mouths.

New American Standard Bible
They have ears, but they do not hear, Nor is there any breath at all in their mouths.

King James Bible
They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They have ears but cannot hear; indeed, there is no breath in their mouths.

International Standard Version
ears are attributed to them, but they do not hear, and there is no breath in their mouths.

NET Bible
and ears, but cannot hear. Indeed, they cannot breathe.

American Standard Version
They have ears, but they hear not; Neither is there any breath in their mouths.

English Revised Version
They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.

Young's Literal Translation
Ears they have, and they give not ear, Nose -- there is no breath in their mouth!
















Cross References
Psalm 135:16
They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

Psalm 135:18
They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.

Isaiah 26:14
They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.

Habakkuk 2:19
Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 135:15
The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

Psalm 135:14
For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.

Psalm 135:19
Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:

Psalm 135:20
Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.
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