KJV:
For thus saith the LORD concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land;
NASB:
For thus says the LORD concerning the sons and daughters born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bear them, and their fathers who beget them in this land:
KJV:
As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
NASB:
"As a partridge that hatches eggs which it has not laid, So is he who makes a fortune, but unjustly; In the midst of his days it will forsake him, And in the end he will be a fool."
KJV:
Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.
NASB:
Cursed be the day when I was born; Let the day not be blessed when my mother bore me!
KJV:
Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.
NASB:
Cursed be the man who brought the news To my father, saying, "A baby boy has been born to you!" And made him very happy.
KJV:
O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!
NASB:
"You who dwell in Lebanon, Nested in the cedars, How you will groan when pangs come upon you, Pain like a woman in childbirth!
KJV:
And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.
NASB:
"I will hurl you and your mother who bore you into another country where you were not born, and there you will die.
KJV:
Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.
NASB:
'Take wives and become the fathers of sons and daughters, and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; and multiply there and do not decrease.