1 Samuel 2:33 Meaning and Explanation
“And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Even the survivor of Eli's line will bring grief, and the rest of the household will die young.
What Does 1 Samuel 2:33 Mean?
The word grows more sorrowful. The one descendant God will not cut off from the altar will yet bring grief, consuming Eli's eyes and saddening his heart, while the rest of the household will die in the prime of life. Even mercy is shadowed by mourning.
The judgment touches the deepest places of a parent's love, the sight of children suffering and dying young. Yet there is a thread of restraint: not everyone is cut off entirely. God's judgments, even when severe, are measured and not without limit. The verse soberly shows how the failure to honor God can leave a long trail of sorrow through a family's generations.
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What does 1 Samuel 2:33 mean?
Even the survivor of Eli's line will bring grief, and the rest of the household will die young.