²⁷ Then a ^(A)man of God came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ^(B)‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house? ²⁸ Did I not ^(C)choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be My priest, to offer upon My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod before Me? And ^(D)did I not give to the house of your father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire? ²⁹ Why do you ^(E)kick at My sacrifice and My offering which I have commanded in My ^(F)dwelling place, and honor your sons more than ^(G)Me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel My people?’ ³⁰ Therefore the Lord God of Israel says: ^(H)‘I said indeed that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever.’ But now the Lord says: ^(I)‘Far be it from Me; for those who honor Me I will honor, and ^(J)those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed. ³¹ Behold, ^(K)the days are coming that I will cut off your ^[a]arm and the arm of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your house. ³² And you will see an enemy in My dwelling place, despite all the good which God does for Israel. And there shall not be ^(L)an old man in your house forever. ³³ But any of your men whom I do not cut off from My altar shall consume your eyes and grieve your heart. And all the descendants of your house shall die in the flower of their age. ³⁴ Now this shall be ^(M)a sign to you that will come upon your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: ^(N)in one day they shall die, both of them. ³⁵ Then ^(O)I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who shall do according to what is in My heart and in My mind. ^(P)I will build him a sure house, and he shall walk before ^(Q)My anointed forever. ^36 (R)And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and say, “Please, ^[b]put me in one of the priestly positions, that I may eat a piece of bread.” ’ ”

²⁵ For I am the Lord. I speak, and ^(A)the word which I speak will come to pass; it will no more be postponed; for in your days, O rebellious house, I will say the word and ^(B)perform it,” says the Lord God.’ ”

^33 (A)Heaven and earth will pass away, but My ^(B)words will by no means pass away.