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1 Samuel 2:30
King James Version
1 Samuel 2:30
King James Version
30 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.
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1 Samuel 2:30
New International Version
1 Samuel 2:30
New International Version
30 “Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that members of your family would minister before me forever.(A)’ But now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor,(B) but those who despise(C) me will be disdained.(D)
1 Samuel 2:30
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 2:30
English Standard Version
30 Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: (A)‘I promised that your house and the house of your father should go in and out before me forever,’ (B)but now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
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1 Samuel 2:30
Christian Standard Bible
1 Samuel 2:30
Christian Standard Bible
30 “Therefore, this is the declaration of the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘I did say that your family and your forefather’s family would walk before me forever.(A) But now,’ this is the Lord’s declaration, ‘no longer! For those who honor me I will honor,(B) but those who despise me will be disgraced.(C)
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1 Samuel 2:30
New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 2:30
New American Standard Bible 1995
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.
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