1 Samuel 2:30

“Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘I said indeed that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before me forever.’ But now Yahweh says, ‘Far be it from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me will be cursed.

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“Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘I said indeed that your house and the house of your father should walk before me forever.’ But now the LORD says, ‘Far be it from me; for those who honour me I will honour, and those who despise me will be cursed.

BSB

Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.

KJV

Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

ASV

Therefore Jehovah, the God of Israel, saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now Jehovah saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

BBE

For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those who have no respect for me will be of small value in my eyes.

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לָכֵן la·khen (to) therefore H3651 נְאֻם־ ne·'um- [the] utterance of H5002 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֵי 'e·lo·hei [the] God of H430 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 אָמוֹר 'a·mor certainly (to say) H559 אָמַרְתִּי 'a·mar·ti I said H559 בֵּיתְךָ bei·te·kha house your H1004 וּבֵית u·veit and [the] house of H1004 אָבִיךָ 'a·vi·kha ancestor your H1 יִתְהַלְּכוּ yit·ha·le·khu they will walk about H1980 לְפָנַי le·fa·nai (to) before me H6440 עַד־ 'ad- until H5704 עוֹלָם o·lam perpetuity H5769 וְעַתָּה ve·'a·tah and now H6258 נְאֻם־ ne·'um- [the] utterance of H5002 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 חָלִילָה cha·li·lah far be it H2486 לִּי li to (the) me H9030 כִּי־ ki- for H3588 מְכַבְּדַי me·kha·be·dai [those who] honor me H3513 אֲכַבֵּד 'a·kha·bed I will honor H3513 וּבֹזַי u·vo·zai and [those who] despise me H959 יֵקָלּוּ ye·ka·lu they will be insignificant H7043

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 27–36

Those who allow their children in any evil way, and do not use their authority to restrain and punish them, in effect honour them more than God. Let Eli's example excite parents earnestly to strive against the beginnings of wickedness, and to train up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. In the midst of the sentence against the house of Eli, mercy is promised to Israel. God's work shall never fall to the ground for want of hands to carry it on. Christ is that merciful and faithful High Priest, whom God raised up when the Levitical priesthood was thrown off, who in all things did his Father's mind, and for whom God will build a sure house, build it on a rock, so that hell cannot prevail against it.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.