2:30 Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘I really did say 3 that your house and your ancestor’s house would serve 4 me forever.’ But now the Lord says, ‘May it never be! 5 For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed! 2:31 In fact, days are coming when I will remove your strength 6 and the strength 7 of your father’s house. There will not be an old man in your house! 2:32 You will see trouble in my dwelling place! 8 Israel will experience blessings, 9 but there will not be an old man in your 10 house for all time. 11 2:33 Any one of you that I do not cut off from my altar, I will cause your 12 eyes to fail 13 and will cause you grief. 14 All of those born to your family 15 will die in the prime of life. 16 2:34 This will be a confirming sign for you that will be fulfilled through your two sons, 17 Hophni and Phinehas: in a single day they both will die! 2:35 Then I will raise up for myself a faithful priest. He will do what is in my heart and soul. I will build for him a secure dynasty 18 and he will serve my chosen one for all time. 19 2:36 Everyone who remains in your house will come to bow before him for a little money 20 and for a scrap of bread. Each will say, ‘Assign me to a priestly task so I can eat a scrap of bread.’”