And she calledthe boyIchabod,saying,"The gloryhas departedfrom Israel,"becausethe arkof Godwas takenand becauseof her father-in-lawand her husband.
Thus they exchangedtheir gloryFor the imageof an oxthat eatsgrass.
O LORD,I lovethe habitationof Your houseAnd the placewhereYour glorydwells.
And gaveup His strengthto captivityAnd His gloryinto the handof the adversary.
His priestsfellby the sword,And His widowscould not weep.
"Has a nationchangedgodsWhen they were not gods?But My peoplehave changedtheir gloryFor that which does not profit.
Howthe Lordhas coveredthe daughterof ZionWith a cloudin His anger!He has castfrom heavento earthThe gloryof Israel,And has not rememberedHis footstoolIn the dayof His anger.
Thoughthey bringup their children,Yet I will bereavethem until not a manis left. Yes,woeto them indeedwhen I departfrom them!
and Ahijah,the sonof Ahitub,Ichabod'sbrother,the sonof Phinehas,the sonof Eli,the priestof the LORDat Shiloh,was wearingan ephod.And the peopledid not knowthat Jonathanhad gone.
Thiswill be the signto you whichwill comeconcerningyour twosons,Hophniand Phinehas:on the samedaybothof them will die.
"In that dayI will carryout againstEliallthat I have spokenconcerninghis house,from beginningto end.
And the arkof Godwas taken;and the twosonsof Eli,Hophniand Phinehas,died.
She said,"The gloryhas departedfrom Israel,for the arkof Godwas taken."
