KJV:
Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
NASB:
"He will take action against the strongest of fortresses with the help of a foreign god; he will give great honor to those who acknowledge him and will cause them to rule over the many, and will parcel out land for a price.
KJV:
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
NASB:
"Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt.
KJV:
And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
NASB:
"In that day I will also make a covenant for them With the beasts of the field, The birds of the sky And the creeping things of the ground. And I will abolish the bow, the sword and war from the land, And will make them lie down in safety.
KJV:
The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.
NASB:
The field is ruined, The land mourns; For the grain is ruined, The new wine dries up, Fresh oil fails.
KJV:
Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.
NASB:
Do not fear, O land, rejoice and be glad, For the LORD has done great things.
KJV:
You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
NASB:
"You only have I chosen among all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities."
KJV:
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
NASB:
Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no bait in it? Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?
KJV:
The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up.
NASB:
She has fallen, she will not rise again-- The virgin Israel. She lies neglected on her land; There is none to raise her up.
KJV:
For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.
NASB:
"For thus Amos says, 'Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.'"
KJV:
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.
NASB:
"Therefore, thus says the LORD, 'Your wife will become a harlot in the city, your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword, your land will be parceled up by a measuring line and you yourself will die upon unclean soil. Moreover, Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.'"