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Hebrews 1:12

Hebrews 1:12
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up,.... In order to lay them aside, and make no use of them in the manner they now are; just as clothes, when they are grown old, or out of fashion, are folded…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And as a vesture - A garment; literally something thrown around - περιβόλαιον peribolaion - and denoting properly the outer garment, the cloak or mantle; see notes, Mat 5:40. “Shalt thou fold them…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And 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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Hebrews 1:4-14

The apostle, having proved the pre-eminence of the gospel above the law from the pre-eminence of the Lord Jesus Christ above the prophets, now proceeds to show that he is much superior not only to the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

shalt thou fold them up Lit., "Thou shalt roll them up." This reading (ἑλίξελς) is found in most MSS. and is perhaps an unconscious reminiscence of Isa 34:4 (comp. Rev 6:14); but א, D read "thou shalt…

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