KJV:
Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
NASB:
"Your father made our yoke hard; now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you."
KJV:
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
NASB:
The king answered the people harshly, for he forsook the advice of the elders which they had given him,
KJV:
And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings.
NASB:
When Ahijah heard the sound of her feet coming in the doorway, he said, "Come in, wife of Jeroboam, why do you pretend to be another woman? For I am sent to you with a harsh message.
KJV:
Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.
NASB:
"Your father made our yoke hard; now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you."
KJV:
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
NASB:
The king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the elders.
KJV:
Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?
NASB:
"Have I not wept for the one whose life is hard? Was not my soul grieved for the needy?
KJV:
Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
NASB:
You have made Your people experience hardship; You have given us wine to drink that makes us stagger.
KJV:
Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
NASB:
"Put me like a seal over your heart, Like a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death, Jealousy is as severe as Sheol; Its flashes are flashes of fire, The very flame of the LORD.
KJV:
And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,
NASB:
And it will be in the day when the LORD gives you rest from your pain and turmoil and harsh service in which you have been enslaved,