^{30 Ref} For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those who have no respect for me will be of small value in my eyes.

^{31 Ref} See, the days are coming when your arm and the arm of your father's people will be cut off;

^{32 Ref} And never again will there be an old man in your family.

^{33 Ref} But one man of your family will not be cut off by my hand, and his eyes will be made dark, and grief will be in his heart: and all the offspring of your family will come to their end by the sword of men.

^{34 Ref} And this will be the sign to you, which will come on Hophni and Phinehas, your sons; death will overtake them on the same day.