Hebrews 1:12

Hebrews 1:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
• New International Version (NIV)You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same, and your years will never end.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)like a robe you will roll them up, like a garment they will be changed. But you are the same, and your years will have no end."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Like a cloak You will fold them up, And they will be changed. But You are the same, And Your years will not fail.”

Context of Hebrews 1:12

10He also says to the Son, “In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundation of the earth and made the heavens with your hands. 11They will perish, but you remain forever. They will wear out like old clothing. You will fold them up like a cloak and discard them like old clothing. But you are always the same; you will live forever.” 13And God never said to any of the angels, “Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.” 14Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.

Hebrews 1:12 word by word

καὶ ὡσεὶ περιβόλαιον ἑλίξεις αὐτοὺς ὡς ἱμάτιον καὶ ἀλλαγήσονται· σὺ δὲ ὁ αὐτὸς εἶ, καὶ τὰ ἔτη σου οὐκ ἐκλείψουσιν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• asὡσείhōsei · like/as/aboutG5616
• a vestureπεριβόλαιονperibolaion · coveringG4018
• shalt thou foldἑλίσσωhelissō · to roll upG1667
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• they shall be changedἀλλάσσωallassō · to changeG236
• butδέde · thenG1161
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• artεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• yearsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• yearsἔτοςetos · yearG2094
• shallἐκλείπωekleipō · to failG1587
• notοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for Hebrews 1:12

• Hebrews 13:8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
• Exodus 3:14God replied to Moses, “I Am Who I Am. Say this to the people of Israel: I Am has sent me to you.”
• John 8:58Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I Am!”
• James 1:17Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.
• Psalms 90:4For you, a thousand years are as a passing day, as brief as a few night hours.

Commentaries on Hebrews 1:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12And they shall be changed - Not destroyed ultimately, or annihilated. They shall be changed and renewed. But thou art the same - These words can be said of no being but God; all others are changeable or perishable, because temporal; only that which is eternal can continue essentially, and, speaking after the manner of men, formally the same. Thy years shall not fail - There is in the Divine duration no circle to be run, no space to be measured, no time to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12And as a vesture - A garment; literally something thrown around - ́ peribolaion- and denoting properly the outer garment, the cloak or mantle; see notes, Matthew 5:40. “Shalt thou fold them up.” That is, the heavens. They are represented in the Scriptures as an “expanse.” or something spread out (the Hebrew text of Genesis 1:7): as a “curtain,” or “tent” Isaiah 40:22, and as a “scroll” that might be spread out or rolled up like a book or volume, Isaiah…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-14Verses 4-14 Many Jews had a superstitious or idolatrous respect for angels, because they had received the law and other tidings of the Divine will by their ministry. They looked upon them as mediators between God and men, and some went so far as to pay them a kind of religious homage or worship. Thus it was necessary that the apostle should insist, not only on Christ's being the Creator of all things, and therefore of angels themselves, but as being the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-12These verses, quoting Psalm 102:25–27, celebrate the Son as both the creator and the one who ends creation. All created things will wear out like old clothing, and the Son will discard them (compare Hebrews 2:5; 2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:1). In contrast, the Son of God will live forever.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. vesture--Greek, "an enwrapping cloak." fold them up--So the Septuagint, Psa 102:26; but the Hebrew, "change them." The Spirit, by Paul, treats the Hebrew of the Old Testament, with independence of handling, presenting the divine truth in various aspects; sometimes as here sanctioning the Septuagint (compare Is 34:4; Re 6:14); sometimes the Hebrew; sometimes varying from both. changed--as one lays aside a garment to put on another. thou art the…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 1:12

• Earth
• Heaven
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Prophecy
• Quotations and Allusions

In the dictionaries

• Angel
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• Ministering
• Canon of the New Testament
• Change
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Fail
• Fold; Folding
• Gershom
• Hebrews, Epistle to the

Commentaries on Hebrews 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings