30 Therefore the Lord God of Israel declares, ‘(A)I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father should walk before Me forever’; but now the Lord declares, ‘Far be it from Me—for (B)those who honor Me I will honor, and those (C)who despise Me will be lightly esteemed. 31 Behold, (D)the days are coming when I will break your [a]strength and the [b]strength of your father’s house so that there will not be an old man in your house.

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  1. 1 Samuel 2:31 Or arm
  2. 1 Samuel 2:31 Or arm