1-samuel 3:12
Translations
King James Version (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.
American King James Version (AKJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even unto the end.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
In that day I will do to Eli everything which I have said about his family, from first to last.
Webster's Revision
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.
World English Bible
In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even to the end.
English Revised Version (ERV)
In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even unto the end.
Clarke's 1-samuel 3:12 Bible Commentary
I will perform - all things which I have spoken - That is, what He had declared by the prophet, whose message is related 1 Samuel 2:27, etc.
When I begin, I will also make an end - I will not delay the execution of my purpose: when I begin, nothing shall deter me from bringing all my judgments to a conclusion.
Barnes's 1-samuel 3:12 Bible Commentary
When I begin ... - literally, as in the margin: meaning, I will go through with the performance from first to last.
Wesley's 1-samuel 3:12 Bible Commentary
3:12 In that day - In that time which I have appointed for this work, which was about twenty or thirty years after this threatning. So long space of repentance God allows to this wicked generation.When I begin, &c. - Tho' this vengeance shall be delayed for a season, to manifest my patience, and incite them to repentance; yet when once I begin to inflict, I shall not desist 'till I have made a full end.