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Psalm 120:5–7

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5Woe is me, that I dwell in bMeshech,

cThat I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

6My soul has dwelt too long

With one who hates peace.

7I am for peace;

But when I speak, they are for war.

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Cross references

  1. bGen. 10:2; 1 Chr. 1:5; Ezek. 27:13; 38:2, 3; 39:1
  2. cGen. 25:13; Is. 21:16; 60:7; Jer. 2:10; 49:28; Ezek. 27:21

In other versions

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!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.