When his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him and could not speak one kind word unto him.

And why? Their communing is not for peace, but they imagine deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.

O pluck me not away, neither destroy me with the ungodly and wicked doers, which speak friendly to their neighbours, but imagine mischief in their hearts.

As for the ungodly, they have no peace, sayeth the LORD.

Even so the wicked have no peace, sayeth my God.

The destroyers come over the heath every way, for the sword of the LORD shall consume from the one end of the land to the other, and no flesh shall have rest.

Again, thus sayeth the LORD: Go not unto them that come together for to mourn and weep: for I have taken my peace from this people, sayeth the LORD; yea, my favour and my mercy.

He hath put my soul out of rest; I forget all good things.

Thou shalt never, therefore, seek that which is prosperous or good for them all thy days forever.

Therefore shall ye not give your daughters unto their sons, and their daughters shall ye not take unto your sons, and seek not their peace and wealth forever, that ye may be strong, and enjoy the good in the land, and that ye and your children may have the inheritance of it for evermore.'

But the way of peace they know not. In their goings is no equity, their ways are so crooked that whosoever goeth therein, knoweth nothing of peace.

And the way of peace have they not known."

My soul hath long dwelt among them that be enemies unto peace.

When this trouble cometh, they shall seek peace, but they shall have none.

"Thus sayeth the LORD: We hear a terrible cry, fear and disquietness.

saying, "If thou hadst known those things which belong unto thy peace, even at thy time: But now are they hid from thine eyes.

For why? Before these days, neither men nor cattle could win anything, neither might any man come in and out in rest, for trouble: but I let every man go against his neighbour.

And if the house be worthy, your peace shall come upon it: but if it be not worthy, your peace shall return to you again.

unkind, trucebreakers, stubborn, false accusers, rioters, fierce, despisers of them which are good,

Then answered I, "O LORD God, the prophets say unto them, 'Tush, ye shall see no sword, and no hunger shall come upon you, but the LORD shall give you continual rest in this place.'"

And beside that, they heal the hurt of my people with sweet words, saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace at all.

Nevertheless, they heal the hurt of my people with sweet words, saying, 'Peace, peace,' where there is no peace at all.

"'And that for this cause: they have deceived my people, and told them of peace, where no peace was. One setteth up a wall, and they daub it with loose clay.

These are the prophets of Israel, which prophesy unto the city of Jerusalem, and look out visions of peace for them, whereas no peace is, sayeth the LORD God.'

We looked for peace, and we fair not the better; we waited for the time of health, and lo, here is nothing but trouble.

"Hast thou then utterly forsaken Judah?" said I, "Doest thou so abhor Zion? Or hast thou so plagued us, that we can be healed no more? We looked for peace, and there cometh no good: for the time of health, and lo, here is nothing but trouble.

Then said I, "O LORD God, hast thou then deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, 'Ye shall have peace,' and now the sword goeth through their lives?"

And as concerning the prophets that deceive my people, thus the LORD sayeth against them: When they have any thing to bite upon, then they preach that all shall be well. But if a man put not some thing in to their mouths, they preach of war against him.

They say unto them, that despise me: The LORD hath spoken it, 'Tush, ye shall prosper right well.' And unto all them that walk after the lusts of their own heart, they say, 'Tush, there shall no misfortune happen you.'

either of peace, upon many nations and great kingdoms - were proved by this, if God had sent them in very deed: when the thing came to pass, which that prophet told before."

For when they shall say, "Peace, no danger," then cometh on them sudden destruction, as the travailing of a woman with child, and they shall not escape.

Think not, that I am come to send peace into the earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

"Suppose ye that I am come to send peace on earth? I tell you, nay: but rather debate.