Bible Strands
Hebrews 1:12
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.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author of Hebrews addresses Jewish Christians navigating persecution, concluding a section that contrasts angels with the Son. The speaker is God quoting an Old Testament psalm, positioning the Son’s eternal reign against the temporary nature of creation.
The words — The text employs ἑλίξεις (helixeis), literally "You will roll up," and περιβόλαιον (peribolaion), meaning "a robe," to depict cosmic decay as the folding of worn clothing. These terms frame the physical universe as a temporary covering that God will discard.
The thread — This imagery directly parallels Psalm 102:26, which describes creation wearing out like a garment, and reinforces the immutability themes in Hebrews 13:8 and James 1:17. The epistle repeatedly uses this contrast to elevate the Son above all created orders.
Why it lands — The passage requires readers to acknowledge that the Son’s unchanging nature and eternal authority outlast all temporary systems. Believers must ground their endurance in this permanence rather than in fluctuating circumstances or spiritual intermediaries.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Psalms 102:26 They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.
- Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
- James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
- John 8:58 “Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
- Exodus 3:14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
- Psalms 90:4 For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night.