I Samuel 2:30
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Samuel 2:30 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Darum spricht Jehova, der Gott Israels: Ich habe allerdings gesagt: Dein Haus und das Haus deines Vaters sollen vor mir wandeln ewiglich; aber nun spricht Jehova: Fern sei es von mir! Denn die mich ehren, werde ich ehren, und die mich verachten, werden gering geachtet werden.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Por tanto, Jehová el Dios de Israel dice: Yo había dicho que tu casa y la casa de tu padre andarían delante de mí perpetuamente; mas ahora ha dicho Jehová: Nunca yo tal haga, porque yo honraré á los que me honran, y los que me tuvieren en poco, serán viles.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Portanto, o SENHOR o Deus de Israel disse: Eu havia dito que tua casa e a casa de teu pai andariam diante de mim perpetuamente; mas agora disse o SENHOR: Nunca eu tal faça, porque eu honrarei aos que me honram, e os que me desprezarem serão rejeitados.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Porque Yahweh, o Deus de Israel, diz: 'Eu prometi que a tua família e a casa de teu ancestral andariam diante de mim perpetuamente'. Mas agora Yahweh diz: 'Longe de Mim fazer isso, porque Eu honrarei aqueles que Me honram, mas os que Me desprezam serão desprezados.
📖 I Samuel 2:30 in Context
28And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?
29Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?
30Wherefore 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.
31Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.
32And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.
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