KJV:
And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
NASB:
I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed and said, "Alas, O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments,
KJV:
For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD.
NASB:
They will eat, but not have enough; They will play the harlot, but not increase, Because they have stopped giving heed to the LORD.
KJV:
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
NASB:
Therefore, return to your God, Observe kindness and justice, And wait for your God continually.
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:
And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
NASB:
But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel from Egypt, And by a prophet he was kept.
KJV:
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
NASB:
Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Edom and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because he pursued his brother with the sword, While he stifled his compassion; His anger also tore continually, And he maintained his fury forever.
KJV:
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:
NASB:
Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Judah and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they rejected the law of the LORD And have not kept His statutes; Their lies also have led them astray, Those after which their fathers walked.
KJV:
They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
NASB:
"Those who regard vain idols Forsake their faithfulness,
KJV:
For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.
NASB:
"The statutes of Omri And all the works of the house of Ahab are observed; And in their devices you walk. Therefore I will give you up for destruction And your inhabitants for derision, And you will bear the reproach of My people."