Psalm 115:6-8

New International Version

⁶They have ears, but cannot hear,
    noses, but cannot smell.
⁷They have hands, but cannot feel,
    feet, but cannot walk,
    nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
⁸Those who make them will be like them,
    and so will all who trust in them.

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Psalm 115:6-8

New King James Version

⁶They have ears, but they do not hear;
Noses they have, but they do not smell;
⁷They have hands, but they do not handle;
Feet they have, but they do not walk;
Nor do they mutter through their throat.
⁸^(A)Those who make them are like them;
So is everyone who trusts in them.

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Psalm 115:6-8

New English Translation

⁶ears, but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell,
⁷hands, but cannot touch,
feet, but cannot walk.
They cannot even clear their throats.^[a]
⁸Those who make them will end up^[b] like them,
as will everyone who trusts in them.

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Footnotes

Psalm 115:7 tn Heb “they cannot mutter in their throats.” Verse 5a refers to speaking, v. 7c to inarticulate sounds made in the throat (see M. Dahood, Psalms [AB], 3:140-41).
Psalm 115:8 tn Heb “will be.” Another option is to take the prefixed verbal form as a prayer, “may those who make them end up like them.” sn Because the idols are lifeless, they cannot help their worshipers in times of crisis. Consequently the worshipers end up as dead as the gods in which they trust.

Psalm 115:6-8

English Standard Version

⁶They have ears, but do not hear;
    noses, but do not smell.
⁷They have hands, but do not feel;
    feet, but do not walk;
    and they do not make a sound in their throat.
⁸^(A)Those who make them become like them;
    so do all who trust in them.