2:30 Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘I really did say 1 that your house and your ancestor’s house would serve 2 me forever.’ But now the Lord says, ‘May it never be! 3 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 4 and the strength 5 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! 6 Israel will experience blessings, 7 but there will not be an old man in your 8 house for all time. 9 2:33 Any one of you that I do not cut off from my altar, I will cause your 10 eyes to fail 11 and will cause you grief. 12 All of those born to your family 13 will die in the prime of life. 14