KJV:
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;
NASB:
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, "Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on the whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for My holy name.
KJV:
And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.
NASB:
Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh, But I will come over her fair neck with a yoke; I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow, Jacob will harrow for himself.
KJV:
The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.
NASB:
The LORD also has a dispute with Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways; He will repay him according to his deeds.
KJV:
And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
NASB:
Now Jacob fled to the land of Aram, And Israel worked for a wife, And for a wife he kept sheep.
KJV:
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
NASB:
"Hear and testify against the house of Jacob," Declares the Lord GOD, the God of hosts.
KJV:
The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
NASB:
The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself, the LORD God of hosts has declared: "I loathe the arrogance of Jacob, And detest his citadels; Therefore I will deliver up the city and all it contains."
KJV:
And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
NASB:
And it came about, when it had finished eating the vegetation of the land, that I said, "Lord GOD, please pardon! How can Jacob stand, For he is small?"
KJV:
Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
NASB:
Then I said, "Lord GOD, please stop! How can Jacob stand, for he is small?"
KJV:
The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
NASB:
The LORD has sworn by the pride of Jacob, "Indeed, I will never forget any of their deeds.
KJV:
Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.
NASB:
"Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, And I will destroy it from the face of the earth; Nevertheless, I will not totally destroy the house of Jacob," Declares the LORD.