KJV:
But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,
NASB:
Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repair of the walls of Jerusalem went on, and that the breaches began to be closed, they were very angry.
KJV:
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
NASB:
Then I reprimanded the nobles of Judah and said to them, "What is this evil thing you are doing, by profaning the sabbath day?
KJV:
Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.
NASB:
"Did not your fathers do the same, so that our God brought on us and on this city all this trouble? Yet you are adding to the wrath on Israel by profaning the sabbath."
KJV:
And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
NASB:
Haman recounted to Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and Zeresh his wife said to him, "If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish origin, you will not overcome him, but will surely fall before him."
KJV:
And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;
NASB:
Thus the Jews undertook what they had started to do, and what Mordecai had written to them.
KJV:
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
NASB:
"By His breath the heavens are cleared; His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.
KJV:
He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
NASB:
He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has violated his covenant.
KJV:
They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
NASB:
They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name.