On that day I will carry out against Eli everything that I have spoken in regard to his house, from beginning to end.
Parallel translations
- WEB In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even to the end.
- KJV In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.
- BSB On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his family, from beginning to end.
- NKJV In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.
- NLT I am going to carry out all my threats against Eli and his family, from beginning to end.
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Quick answer
God declares He will carry out fully every word of judgment He has spoken against Eli's house. God's warnings are sure and will be accomplished completely.
Overview
Yahweh confirms that the earlier prophecy against Eli's family (from the man of God in chapter 2) will be fulfilled from beginning to end. This underscores the certainty of God's word, whether in promise or in warning. The reliability of God's word assures believers that His promises of salvation in Christ are equally certain.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- 1 Sam 2:27–36A man of God came to Eli, and said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Did I reveal myself to the house of your father, when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh’s house?
- Luke 21:33Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.
- Josh 23:15It shall happen that as all the good things have come on you of which Yahweh your God spoke to you, so Yahweh will bring on you all the evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you,
- Num 23:19God is not a man, that he should lie, nor the son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?
- Zech 1:6But my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, didn’t they overtake your fathers? “Then they repented and said, ‘Just as Yahweh of Armies determined to do to us, according to our ways, and according to our practices, so he has dealt with us.’”
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