Hebreos 1:12

12 Los doblarás como un manto,y cambiarán como ropa que se muda;pero tú eres siempre el mismo,y tus años no tienen fin».[a]

Hebreos 1:12 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 1:12

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 up, and laid aside from use at present, or are put into another form. In the Hebrew text it is, "as a vesture shalt thou change them"; but the sense is the same, for a garment is changed by folding it, or turning it; agreeably to which Jarchi interprets the Hebrew phrase thus,

``as a man turns his garment to put it off;''

the Vulgate Latin version reads as the Hebrew does, and one of the manuscripts of New College, Oxford.

And they shall be changed;
as to their form and use, not as to their being; for a change, and an annihilation, are two things:

but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail;
which is expressive of the immutability of Christ, in his nature and perfections, in his person, and offices, in the virtue of his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice; and of his duration or continuance, in opposition to the fading and transitory nature of the heavens and earth, and of all outward enjoyments: and this may serve to take off the heart from the one, and set it upon the other; and to strengthen our faith in Christ, and encourage us to expect a continuance of blessings from him; all supplies of grace now, and eternal glory hereafter.

Hebreos 1:12 In-Context

10 También dice:«En el principio, oh Señor, tú afirmaste la tierra,y los cielos son la obra de tus manos.
11 Ellos perecerán, pero tú permaneces para siempre.Todos ellos se desgastarán como un vestido.
12 Los doblarás como un manto,y cambiarán como ropa que se muda;pero tú eres siempre el mismo,y tus años no tienen fin».
13 ¿A cuál de los ángeles dijo Dios jamás:«Siéntate a mi derecha,hasta que ponga a tus enemigospor estrado de tus pies»?
14 ¿No son todos los ángeles espíritus dedicados al servicio divino, enviados para ayudar a los que han de heredar la salvación?

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