The Meaning of Psalms 135:17 Explained

Psalms 135:17

KJV: They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.

YLT: Ears they have, and they give not ear, Nose -- there is no breath in their mouth!

Darby: They have ears, and they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouth.

ASV: They have ears, but they hear not; Neither is there any breath in their mouths.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

They have ears,  but they hear  not; neither is there  [any] breath  in their mouths. 

What does Psalms 135:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 135:13-21 - Men Become Like The Gods They Serve
What a contrast between our God and idols! His mouth speaks words of grace; His eyes follow our every movement and watch our sleep; His ears are open to the faintest call. Let us who love and adore Him resemble Him, as the idolater resembles his stony idol.
The fourfold division of the chosen race deserves our thought, Psalms 135:19-21. Some belonged to the great commonwealth of Israel, some to the priestly family of Aaron, some to the meaner and humbler ranks of Levi, and some were proselytes who just feared the Lord; but none could be excused from the offering of praise. Whoever and whatever we may be, let us never fail to add our quota of adoration to that song which John tells us he heard arising from all in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, Revelation 5:13. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 135

1  An exhortation to praise God for his mercy
5  For his power
8  For his judgments
15  The vanity of idols
19  An exhortation to bless God

What do the individual words in Psalms 135:17 mean?

Ears they have but not they do hear Yea [there is] no is there breath in their mouths
אָזְנַ֣יִם לָ֭הֶם וְלֹ֣א יַאֲזִ֑ינוּ אַ֝֗ף אֵין־ יֶשׁ־ ר֥וּחַ בְּפִיהֶֽם

אָזְנַ֣יִם  Ears 
Parse: Noun, fd
Root: אֹזֶן  
Sense: ear, as part of the body.
לָ֭הֶם  they  have 
Parse: Preposition, Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
וְלֹ֣א  but  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יַאֲזִ֑ינוּ  they  do  hear 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אָזַן  
Sense: to hear, listen.
אַ֝֗ף  Yea 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: אַף  
Sense: also, yea, though, so much the more adv.
אֵין־  [there  is]  no 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
יֶשׁ־  is  there 
Parse: Adverb
Root: יֵשׁ  
Sense: being, existence, substance, there is or are.
ר֥וּחַ  breath 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: רוּחַ  
Sense: wind, breath, mind, spirit.
בְּפִיהֶֽם  in  their  mouths 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.

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