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They have ears, but they don`t hear; They have noses, but they don`t smell;
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Lifeless Forms, Deaf Ears
Commentators explain that this verse highlights the absurdity of idols. Though crafted with ears and noses to resemble living beings, they are lifeless and non-functional. They cannot hear the prayers of their worshippers or smell the incense offered to them, making any act of devotion a futile exercise directed at an inanimate object.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They have mouths ... - They are shaped like people, but have none of the attributes of intelligent beings.
19th Century
Anglican
This passage cannot compare with the magnificent irony of Isaiah 44:9-20, but there is still a noticeable vein of sarcasm running through it, visib…
Baptist
Eyes have they, but they see not: they have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: they have hands, but they handle not:…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They have ears, but they hear not The makers of them have taken care to place a pair of ears to their heads, but cou…
Let no opinion of our own merits have any place in our prayers or in our praises. All the good we do is done by the power of his grace; and all the…
