Other translations
American Standard Version
I am for peace: But when I speak, they are for war.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And I have spoken peace and they have been fighting with me.
Darby Bible Translation
I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
With them that hate peace I was peaceable: when I spoke to them they fought against me without cause.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war!
God's Word
I am for peace, but when I talk about it, they only talk about war.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
International Standard Version
I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they are in favor of war.
NET Bible
I am committed to peace, but when I speak, they want to make war.
New American Standard Bible
I am for peace, but when I speak, They are for war.
New International Version
I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
New Living Translation
I search for peace; but when I speak of peace, they want war!
Webster's Bible Translation
I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
The World English Bible
I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war. A Song of Ascents.
EasyEnglish Bible
I want to live here in peace. But when I say this, they only want war!
Young‘s Literal Translation
I [am] peace, and when I speak they [are] for war!
New Life Version
I am for peace. But when I speak, they are for war.
The Voice Bible
I am for peace; I ask for peace, but even as I open my mouth, they are ready to fight.
Living Bible
I am for peace, but they are for war, and my voice goes unheeded in their councils.
New Catholic Bible
When I proclaim peace, they shout for war.
Legacy Standard Bible
I am for peace, but when I speak, They are for war.
Jubilee Bible 2000
I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
Christian Standard Bible
I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
Amplified Bible © 1954
I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
New Century Version
When I talk peace, they want war.
The Message
I’m doomed to live in Meshech, cursed with a home in Kedar, My whole life lived camping among quarreling neighbors. I’m all for peace, but the minute I tell them so, they go to war!
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
Good News Translation®
When I speak of peace, they are for war.
Wycliffe Bible
when I spake to them, they impugned, either against-said, me without cause. (I am for peace; but whenever I speak of it to them, they be for war.)
Contemporary English Version
I am in favor of peace, but when I speak of it, all they want is war.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war!
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
Common English Bible © 2011
I’m for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.
Amplified Bible © 2015
I am for peace, but when I speak, They are for war.
English Standard Version Anglicised
I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war!
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
When I speak of peace, they are for war.
New American Standard Bible
I am for peace, but when I speak, They are for war.
The Expanded Bible
When I talk peace, they want war.
Tree of Life Version
I am for shalom and thus I speak, but they are for war!
Revised Standard Version
I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war!
New International Reader's Version
I want peace. But when I speak, they want war.
BRG Bible
I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
Complete Jewish Bible
I am all for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
I am for shalom; but when I speak, they are for milchamah (war).
Names of God Bible
I am for peace, but when I talk about it, they only talk about war.
Modern English Version
I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war!
Easy-to-Read Version
I ask for peace, but they want war.
International Children’s Bible
I want peace and try to talk peace, but they want war.
Lexham English Bible
I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.
New International Version - UK
I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.