KJV:
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
NASB:
He changes a wilderness into a pool of water And a dry land into springs of water;
KJV:
To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.
NASB:
To Him who led His people through the wilderness, For His lovingkindness is everlasting;
KJV:
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
NASB:
It is better to live in a desert land Than with a contentious and vexing woman.
KJV:
Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
NASB:
"What is this coming up from the wilderness Like columns of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all scented powders of the merchant?
KJV:
Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
NASB:
"Your lips are like a scarlet thread, And your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a slice of a pomegranate Behind your veil.
KJV:
Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.
NASB:
"Who is this coming up from the wilderness Leaning on her beloved?" "Beneath the apple tree I awakened you; There your mother was in labor with you, There she was in labor and gave you birth.
KJV:
That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
NASB:
Who made the world like a wilderness And overthrew its cities, Who did not allow his prisoners to go home?'
KJV:
Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.
NASB:
Send the tribute lamb to the ruler of the land, From Sela by way of the wilderness to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.
KJV:
For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.
NASB:
For the fields of Heshbon have withered, the vines of Sibmah as well; The lords of the nations have trampled down its choice clusters Which reached as far as Jazer and wandered to the deserts; Its tendrils spread themselves out and passed over the sea.