KJV:
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
NASB:
Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD! Surely You have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, 'You will have peace'; whereas a sword touches the throat."
KJV:
At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
NASB:
In that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, "A scorching wind from the bare heights in the wilderness in the direction of the daughter of My people-- not to winnow and not to cleanse,
KJV:
For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.
NASB:
For thus says the LORD, "The whole land shall be a desolation, Yet I will not execute a complete destruction.
KJV:
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
NASB:
"And although they say, 'As the LORD lives,' Surely they swear falsely."
KJV:
Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
NASB:
Then I said, "They are only the poor, They are foolish; For they do not know the way of the LORD Or the ordinance of their God.
KJV:
They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
NASB:
They have lied about the LORD And said, "Not He; Misfortune will not come on us, And we will not see sword or famine.
KJV:
Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
NASB:
Therefore, thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, "Because you have spoken this word, Behold, I am making My words in your mouth fire And this people wood, and it will consume them.
KJV:
And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
NASB:
"It shall come about when they say, 'Why has the LORD our God done all these things to us?' then you shall say to them, 'As you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so you will serve strangers in a land that is not yours.'