I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Peaceable. Hebrew, "I spoke peaceable, and they warlike things. (St. Jerome)
Literally, "I was peace, and when I spoke, they flew to war. "(Haydock)
Cause. This is easily understood from the context, (Berthier) though not expressed in the original. (Haydock)