Wisdom 15:15
Good News Translation
They thought that all their pagan idols were gods, even though idols cannot see with their eyes, cannot breathe through their nose, cannot hear with their ears, cannot feel with their fingers, and cannot walk on their legs.

New Revised Standard Version
For they thought that all their heathen idols were gods, though these have neither the use of their eyes to see with, nor nostrils with which to draw breath, nor ears with which to hear, nor fingers to feel with, and their feet are of no use for walking.

Contemporary English Version
This is because they believed their pagan idols really were gods--those images that could neither see nor breathe nor hear nor use their hands or feet.

New American Bible
For they esteemed all the idols of the nations as gods, which cannot use their eyes to see, nor nostrils to breathe the air, Nor ears to hear, nor fingers on their hands for feeling; even their feet are useless to walk with.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For they have esteemed all the idols of the heathens for gods, which neither have the use of eyes to see, nor noses to draw breath, nor ears to hear, nor fingers of hands to handle, and as for their feet, they are slow to walk.

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For they have esteemed all the idols of the heathens for gods, which neither have the use of eyes to see, nor noses to draw breath, nor ears to hear, nor fingers of hands to handle, and as for their feet, they are slow to walk.

Wisdom 15:13
For that man knoweth that he offendeth above all others, who of earthly matter maketh brittle vessels, and graven gods.

Wisdom 15:14
But all the enemies of thy people that hold them in subjection, are foolish, and unhappy, and proud beyond measure:

Wisdom 15:16
For man made them: and he that borroweth his own breath, fashioned them. For no man can make a god like to himself.

Wisdom 15:17
For being mortal himself, he formeth a dead thing with his wicked hands. For he is better than they whom he worshippeth, because he indeed hath lived, though he were mortal, but they never.

Context
Wisdom 15
14But all the enemies of thy people that hold them in subjection, are foolish, and unhappy, and proud beyond measure: 15For they have esteemed all the idols of the heathens for gods, which neither have the use of eyes to see, nor noses to draw breath, nor ears to hear, nor fingers of hands to handle, and as for their feet, they are slow to walk. 16For man made them: and he that borroweth his own breath, fashioned them. For no man can make a god like to himself.…
Cross References
Wisdom 15:13
For that man knoweth that he offendeth above all others, who of earthly matter maketh brittle vessels, and graven gods.

Wisdom 15:14
But all the enemies of thy people that hold them in subjection, are foolish, and unhappy, and proud beyond measure:

Wisdom 15:16
For man made them: and he that borroweth his own breath, fashioned them. For no man can make a god like to himself.

Wisdom 15:17
For being mortal himself, he formeth a dead thing with his wicked hands. For he is better than they whom he worshippeth, because he indeed hath lived, though he were mortal, but they never.



(Wisd. of Sol. Solomon W Wis)

Wisdom 15:14
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