KJV:
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
NASB:
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia-- in order to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah-- the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying,
KJV:
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
NASB:
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying:
KJV:
Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.
NASB:
Then the heads of fathers' households of Judah and Benjamin and the priests and the Levites arose, even everyone whose spirit God had stirred to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.
KJV:
Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
NASB:
"Let those curse it who curse the day, Who are prepared to rouse Leviathan.
KJV:
If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
NASB:
If you are pure and upright, Surely now He would rouse Himself for you And restore your righteous estate.
KJV:
So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
NASB:
So man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no longer, He will not awake nor be aroused out of his sleep.
KJV:
Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
NASB:
"The upright will be appalled at this, And the innocent will stir up himself against the godless.
KJV:
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
NASB:
"Have I rejoiced at the extinction of my enemy, Or exulted when evil befell him?