But of the Son he says,
“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.
The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your Kingdom.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Hebrews 1:8 in context
Hebrews 1:5–11
5
For to which of the angels did he say at any time,
“You are my Son.
Today I have become your father?”
and again,
“I will be to him a Father,
and he will be to me a Son?”
6
When he again brings in the firstborn into the world he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him.”
7
Of the angels he says,
“He makes his angels winds,
and his servants a flame of fire.”
8
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But of the Son he says,
“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.
The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your Kingdom.
9
You have loved righteousness and hated iniquity;
therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.”
10
And,
“You, Lord, in the beginning, laid the foundation of the earth.
The heavens are the works of your hands.
11
They will perish, but you continue.
They all will grow old like a garment does.
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