And of the Angels he saith, (A)He maketh the spirits his [a]messengers, and his ministers a flame [b]of fire.

But unto the Son he saith, (B)O God, thy [c]throne is forever [d]and ever: the scepter of thy kingdom is a [e]scepter of righteousness.

Thou hast loved righteousness and [f]hated iniquity. Wherefore God, even thy God, hath [g]anointed thee with the oil of gladness, above thy [h]fellows.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:7 Cherub, Ps 18:11.
  2. Hebrews 1:7 Seraph, Isa. 6:2.
  3. Hebrews 1:8 The throne is proper to the Prince, and not to the servant.
  4. Hebrews 1:8 For everlasting, for this doubling of the word increaseth the signification of it beyond all measure.
  5. Hebrews 1:8 The government of thy kingdom is righteous.
  6. Hebrews 1:9 This kind of rehearsing in which the Jews use contraries, hath great force in it.
  7. Hebrews 1:9 In that, that the word became flesh, by pouring the holy Ghost upon him without measure.
  8. Hebrews 1:9 For he is the head and we are his members.

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