Psalm 120:5 “Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Keda…”

Psalm 120:5

Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

World English Bible

Woe is me, that I live in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

American Standard Version

Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, That I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

Geneva Bible 1599

Woe is to me that I remaine in Meschech, and dwell in the tentes of Kedar.

Darby Translation

Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

Young's Literal Translation

Woe to me, for I have inhabited Mesech, I have dwelt with tents of Kedar.

Bible in Basic English

Sorrow is mine because I am strange in Meshech, and living in the tents of Kedar.

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Cross references

“Woe”

Revelation 2:13 Jeremiah 9:6 Jeremiah 15:10 Jeremiah 9:2 Jeremiah 9:3 Micah 7:1

Revelation 2:13 · BSB

I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits, yet you hold fast to My name. You did not deny your faith in Me, even in the days of My faithful witness Antipas, who was killed among you where Satan dwells.

Jeremiah 9:6 · BSB

You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 15:10 · BSB

Woe to me, my mother, that you have borne me, a man of strife and conflict in all the land. I have neither lent nor borrowed, yet everyone curses me.

Jeremiah 9:2 · BSB

If only I had a traveler’s lodge in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a crowd of faithless people.

Jeremiah 9:3 · BSB

“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.

Micah 7:1 · BSB

Woe is me! For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that I crave.

“Mesech”

Genesis 10:2 Ezekiel 27:13

Genesis 10:2 · BSB

The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

Ezekiel 27:13 · BSB

Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.

“Meshech”

Genesis 25:13 Song of Solomon 1:5 1 Samuel 25:1 Isaiah 60:6 Isaiah 60:7 Jeremiah 49:28

Genesis 25:13 · BSB

These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Song of Solomon 1:5 · BSB

I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.

1 Samuel 25:1 · BSB

When Samuel died, all Israel gathered to mourn for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David set out and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.

Isaiah 60:6 · BSB

Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.

Isaiah 60:7 · BSB

All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house.

Jeremiah 49:28 · BSB

Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated, this is what the LORD says: “Rise up, advance against Kedar, and destroy the people of the east!

Also

Ezekiel 27:21 Ezekiel 38:2–3 Ezekiel 39:1

Ezekiel 27:21 · BSB

Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers, trading in lambs, rams, and goats.

Ezekiel 38:2–3 · BSB

“Son of man, set your face against Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him

Ezekiel 39:1 · BSB

“As for you, O son of man, prophesy against Gog and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!

6Too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace.

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