Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands. They have mouths, But they speak not : 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 : Feet have... Tracts of the American Unitarian Association - Page 81847Full view - About this book
| 1840 - 248 pages
...delightful to our ears may be the sound of salvation, yet these cannot appreciate those blessings; "eyes have they, but they see not; they have ears, but they hear not." They are not convinced of the sinfulness of their hearts, and consequently feel no need of a Saviour... | |
| 1842 - 832 pages
...looking at it a little while, he shook it before the priest's face, saying, ' The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands; they...mouths but they speak not, eyes have they but they sec not, they have ears but they hear not, neither is there any breath in their mouths. They that make... | |
| 1868 - 414 pages
...idol's face, and while doing so there flashed into his mind a passage he had read in his Bible — "They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not." Grave doubts as to his divinity were at once suggested to his mind, but having from a child been taught... | |
| John Phillips - 2001 - 712 pages
...done, they are manufactured. They bear the label, "Made by man." 2. Idols Are Meaningless (135:16-17) "They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they,...but they see not; they have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in tneir mouths." How foolish to pray to them. Imagine a person talking... | |
| Paul A. Marshall - 2002 - 222 pages
...effect upon those that worship them. The psalmist described this effect: "The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths but they speak not, they have ears but they hear not, they have eyes but they see not, nor is there any breath in their... | |
| Catherine Aslanoff - 1995 - 292 pages
...Hear, O Israel, The Lord our God is one Lord. ..You shall not go after other gods. (Deut 6:4 and 14) Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but do not speak, eyes, but do not see... Those who make them are like them; so are all who trust in them.... | |
| Rolf Jacobsen - 2002 - 357 pages
...would seem to refer to the description of heathen idols ("the work of men's hands") in Psalm 115:5—8: "They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not . . . feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat." The psalmist comments:... | |
| David Hawkes - 2003 - 228 pages
...of the human subject. Psalm 135 is typical: The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the works of men's hands. They have mouths, but they speak not;...but they see not; They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths. They that make them are like unto them: so is every one... | |
| 2003 - 322 pages
...not afraid of them, for they cannot do evil; neither is it in them to do good. Jeremiah 10:5, RSV. 4 They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they,...but they see not. They have ears, but they hear not. Psalms 115:5-6. (Also at Psalms 135:16. 5 The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of... | |
| Julie Spraggon - 2003 - 342 pages
...craft and art of man give them.3511 The reference here is to Psalm 1 1 5 which condemns heathen idols: 'they have mouths but they speak not, eyes have they, but they see not'. It was 34 On Calvin see Eire. War Against the Idols, 3; Babington. Collected Works, 410 11; William... | |
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