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They have mouths, but they can`t speak; They have eyes, but they can`t see;
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The Powerlessness of Idols
Commentators unanimously explain that this verse contrasts the lifelessness of idols with the living God. Though idols are crafted with mouths and eyes, they are utterly powerless—they cannot speak or see. This stark description serves to demonstrate why God alone is worthy of praise and worship.
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Psalms
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The idols of the heathen are silver and gold ... - To show more fully the propriety of praising God, and him alone as God, the psal…
19th Century
Anglican
With slight variations from Psalms 115:4-8.
Baptist
The original conveys the idea that those who make such gods grow to be like them; they are continually becoming more and more like them. They becom…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They have mouths, but they speak not
Return no answer to the request and petition of their votaries; (See Gill…
These verses arm believers against idolatry and all false worship, by showing what sort of gods pagans worshipped. The more deplorable the conditio…
