Psalm 120:5–7
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5Living among you is as bad as living in Meshech
or among the people of Kedar.d
6I have lived too long
with people who hate peace!
7When I speak of peace,
they are for war.
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- dmeshech … kedar: Two distant regions, whose people were regarded as savages.
Copyright 1966, 1971, 1976, 1992 American Bible Society
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech,
that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
Too long have I had my dwelling
among those who hate peace.
I am for peace,
but when I speak, they are for war!
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek,
that I live among the tents of Kedar!
Too long have I lived
among those who hate peace.
I am for peace;
but when I speak, they are for war.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
What misery that I have stayed in Meshech,
that I have lived among the tents of Kedar!
I have dwelt too long
with those who hate peace.
I am for peace; but when I speak,
they are for war.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
How I suffer in far-off Meshech.
It pains me to live in distant Kedar.
I am tired of living
among people who hate peace.
I search for peace;
but when I speak of peace, they want war!
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech,
that I dwell among the tents of Kedar.
Too long my soul has had its dwelling
near one who hates peace.
I am for peace, but when I speak,
they are for war.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech,
That I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
My soul hath long dwelt
With him that hateth peace.
I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
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