Hebrews 1:11

Easy-to-Read Version

These things will disappear, but you will stay. They will all wear out like old clothes.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
they will perish, but you remain.They will all wear out like clothing;

King James Version (1611)
They shall perish, but thou remainest: and they all shal waxe old as doth a garment.

King James Version
They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

English Standard Version
they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment,

New American Standard Bible
THEY WILL PERISH, BUT YOU REMAIN; AND THEY ALL WILL WEAR OUT LIKE A GARMENT,

New Century Version
They will be destroyed, but you will remain. They will all wear out like clothes.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
THEY WILL PERISH, BUT YOU REMAIN; AND THEY ALL WILL BECOME OLD LIKE A GARMENT,

Legacy Standard Bible
They will perish, but You remain;And they all will wear out like a garment,

Berean Standard Bible
They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment.

Contemporary English Version
They will all disappear and wear out like clothes, but you will last forever.

Complete Jewish Bible
They will vanish, but you will remain; like clothing, they will all grow old;

Darby Translation
They shall perish, but *thou* continuest still; and they all shall grow old as a garment,

Geneva Bible (1587)
They shall perish, but thou doest remaine: and they all shall waxe olde as doeth a garment.

George Lamsa Translation
They shall pass away; but you shall endure; and they all shall wear out like a garment;

Good News Translation
They will disappear, but you will remain; they will all wear out like clothes.

Lexham English Bible
they will perish, but you continue, and they will all become old like a garment,

Literal Translation
They will vanish away, but You will continue; and they will all become old, like a garment,

Amplified Bible
THEY WILL PERISH, BUT YOU REMAIN [forever and ever]; AND THEY WILL ALL WEAR OUT LIKE A GARMENT,

American Standard Version
They shall perish; but thou continuest: And they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

Bible in Basic English
They will come to their end; but you are for ever; they will become old as a robe;

Hebrew Names Version
They will perish, but you continue. They all will grow old like a garment does.

International Standard Version
They will come to an end,[xr] but you will remain forever. They will all wear out like clothes.

Etheridge Translation
They pass away, but thou art enduring; and all they as vestments shall become old,

Murdock Translation
they will pass away, but thou endurest; and they all, like a robe, wax old;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
They shall perishe, but thou endurest, and they shall waxe olde as doth a garment:

English Revised Version
They shall perish; but thou continuest: And they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

World English Bible
They will perish, but you continue. They all will grow old like a garment does.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
They shall perish, but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

Weymouth's New Testament
The heavens will perish, but Thou remainest; and they will all grow old like a garment,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
but thou schalt perfitli dwelle; and alle schulen wexe elde as a cloth, and thou schalt chaunge hem as a cloth,

Update Bible Version
They shall perish; but you continue: And they all shall wax old as does a garment;

Webster's Bible Translation
They shall perish; but thou remainest: and they all shall become old as doth a garment;

New English Translation
They will perish, but you continue . And they will all grow old like a garment ,

New King James Version
They will perish, but You remain; And they will all grow old like a garment;

New Living Translation
They will perish, but you remain forever. They will wear out like old clothing.

New Life Bible
They will be destroyed but You will always be here. They will all become old just as clothes become old.

New Revised Standard
they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like clothing;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
They, shall perish, but, thou, abidest still, and, all, as a mantle, shall be worn out,

Douay-Rheims Bible
They shall perish: but thou shalt continue: and they shall all grow old as a garment.

Revised Standard Version
they will perish, but thou remainest; they will all grow old like a garment,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
They shall perisshe but thou shalt endure. They all shall wexe olde as doth a garment:

Young's Literal Translation
these shall perish, and Thou dost remain, and all, as a garment, shall become old,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
they shal perishe, but thou shalt endure: they all shal waxe olde as doth a garmet,

Mace New Testament (1729)
they shall perish, but thou shalt remain: and they all shall come to an end like an old garment;

Simplified Cowboy Version
Even though all of these will fall, you will be forever. They will eventually wear out like old britches.

Contextual Overview

⁴ The Son became much greater than the angels, and God gave him a name that is much greater than any of their names. ⁵ God never said this to any of the angels: "You are my Son. Today I have become your Father." God also never said about an angel, "I will be his Father, and he will be my son." ⁶ And then, when God presents his firstborn Son to the world, he says, "Let all God's angels worship him." ⁷ This is what God said about the angels: "He changes his angels into winds and his servants into flaming fire." ⁸ But this is what he said about his Son: "God, your kingdom will last forever and ever. You use your authority for justice. ⁹ You love what is right and hate what is wrong. So God, your God, has chosen you, giving you more honor and joy than anyone like you." ¹⁰ God also said, "O Lord, in the beginning you made the earth, and your hands made the sky. ¹¹ These things will disappear, but you will stay. They will all wear out like old clothes. ¹² You will fold them up like a coat, and they will be changed like clothes. But you never change, and your life will never end." ¹³ And God never said this to an angel: "Sit at my right side until I put your enemies under your power."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

shall perish: Hebrews 12:27, Isaiah 34:4, Isaiah 65:17, Matthew 24:35, Mark 13:31, Luke 21:33, 2 Peter 3:7-10, Revelation 20:11, Revelation 21:1

thou: Psalms 10:16, Psalms 29:10, Psalms 90:2, Isaiah 41:4, Isaiah 44:6, Revelation 1:11, Revelation 1:17, Revelation 1:18, Revelation 2:8

shall wax: Isaiah 50:9, Isaiah 51:6, Isaiah 51:8

Reciprocal: Psalms 9:7 - But Jeremiah 27:5 - made Daniel 4:16 - be changed Micah 5:3 - his Matthew 5:18 - Till 2 Corinthians 1:19 - was not James 1:17 - no variableness 2 Peter 3:10 - in the which Revelation 6:14 - the heaven

Cross-References

Genesis 1:9
Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered together so that the dry land will appear." And it happened.

Genesis 1:13
There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the third day.

Genesis 1:14
Then God said, "Let there be lights in the sky. These lights will separate the days from the nights. They will be used for signs to show when special meetings begin and to show the days and years.

Genesis 1:16
So God made the two large lights. He made the larger light to rule during the day and the smaller light to rule during the night. He also made the stars.

Genesis 1:17
God put these lights in the sky to shine on the earth.

Genesis 1:20
Then God said, "Let the water be filled with many living things, and let there be birds to fly in the air over the earth."

Genesis 1:29
God said, "I am giving you all the grain bearing plants and all the fruit trees. These trees make fruit with seeds in it. This grain and fruit will be your food.

Genesis 2:5
This was before there were plants on the earth. Nothing was growing in the fields because the Lord God had not yet made it rain on the earth, and there was no one to care for the plants.

Genesis 2:9
Then the Lord God caused all the beautiful trees that were good for food to grow in the garden. In the middle of the garden, he put the tree of life and the tree that gives knowledge about good and evil.

Genesis 2:16
The Lord God gave him this command: "You may eat from any tree in the garden.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

They shall perish,.... That is, the heavens and the earth; not as to the substance of them, but as to the quality of them; the present form and fashion of them shall pass away; the curse will be removed from them, and they will be renewed and purified, but the substance of them will continue; otherwise there would be no place, either for the righteous or the wicked,

But thou remainest; without any change or alteration, neither in his natures, divine or human, as God or man, nor in his office as Mediator; as a priest, he has an unchangeable priesthood, and ever lives to make intercession; as a King, his kingdom is an everlasting one, and of it there will be no end; and as a prophet, he will be the everlasting light, of his people.

They all shall wax old as doth a garment; garments in time wax old, and lose their beauty and usefulness, unless when a miracle is wrought, as in the case of the children of Israel in the wilderness. Now the heavens, and the light thereof, are as a garment and a curtain, Psalms 104:2 and these, together with the earth, will in time come to their end of usefulness, in the present form of them; see

Isaiah 51:6.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They shall perish - That is, the heavens and the earth. They shall pass away; or they shall be destroyed. Probably no more is meant by the phrase here, than that important changes will take place in them, or than that they will change their form. Still it is not possible to foresee what changes may yet take place in the heavenly bodies, or to say that the present universe may not at some period be destroyed, and be succeeded by another creation still more magnificent. He that created the universe by a word, can destroy it by a word and he that formed the present frame of nature can cause it to be succeeded by another not less wonderful and glorious. The Scriptures seem to hold out the idea that the present frame of the universe shall be destroyed; see 2 Peter 3:10-13; Matthew 24:35. “But thou remainest.” Thou shalt not die or be destroyed. What a sublime thought! The idea is, that though the heavens and earth should suddenly disappear, or though they should gradually wear out and become extinct, yet there is one infinite being who remains unaffected and unchanged.

Nothing can reach or disturb him. All these changes shall take place under his direction, and by his command; see Revelation 20:11. Let us not be alarmed then at any revolution. Let us not fear though we should see the heavens rolled up as a scroll, and the stars falling from their places. God, the Creator and the Redeemer, presides over all. He is unchanged. He ever lives; and though the universe should pass away, it will be only at his bidding, and under his direction. “And they all shall wax old.” Shall “grow” or become old. The word “wax” is an Old Saxon word, meaning to grow, or increase, or become. The heavens here are compared to a garment, meaning that as that grows old and decays, so it will be with the heavens and the earth. The language is evidently figurative; and yet who can tell how much literal truth there may be couched under it? Is it absurd to suppose that that sun which daily sends forth so many countless millions of beams of light over the universe, may in a course of ages become diminished in its splendor, and shine with feeble lustre? Can there be constant exhaustion, a constant burning like that, and yet no tendency to decay at some far distant period? Not unless the material for its splendor shall be supplied from the boundless resources of the Great Source of Light - God; and when he shall choose to withhold it, even that glorious sun must be dimmed of its splendor, and shine with enfeebled beams.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Hebrews 1:11. They shall perish — Permanently fixed as they seem to be, a time shall come when they shall be dissolved, and afterward new heavens and a new earth be formed, in which righteousness alone shall dwell. See 1 Peter 3:10-13.

Shall wax old as doth a garment — As a garment by long using becomes unfit to be longer used, so shall all visible things; they shall wear old, and wear out; and hence the necessity of their being renewed. It is remarkable that our word world is a contraction of wear old; a term by which our ancestors expressed the sentiment contained in this verse. That the word was thus compounded, and that it had this sense in our language, may be proved from the most competent and indisputable witnesses. It was formerly written [Anglo-Saxon] weorold, and [Anglo-Saxon] wereld. This etymology is finely alluded to by our excellent poet, Spencer, when describing the primitive age of innocence, succeeded by the age of depravity: -

"The lion there did with the lambe consort,

And eke the dove sat by the faulcon's side;

Ne each of other feared fraude or tort,

But did in safe security abide,

Withouten perill of the stronger pride:

But when the WORLD woxe old, it woxe warre old,

Whereof it hight, and having shortly tride

The trains of wit, in wickednesse woxe bold,

And dared of all sinnes, the secrets to unfold."

Even the heathen poets are full of such allusions. See Horace, Carm. lib. iii., od. 6; Virgil, AEn. viii., ver. 324.

Thou remainest — Instead of διαμενεις, some good MSS. read διαμενεις, the first, without the circumflex, being the present tense of the indicative mood; the latter, with the circumflex, being the future-thou shalt remain. The difference between these two readings is of little importance.