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Now, when the Son, the firstborn of God, was brought into the world, God said,

Let all My heavenly messengers worship Him.[a]

Concerning them, God said,

I make My heavenly messengers like the winds,
    and My servants like a flame.[b]

But to the Son He said,

God, Your throne is eternal;
    You will rule Your kingdom with the scepter of justice.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:6 Deuteronomy 32:43 (Septuagint and DSS only)
  2. 1:7 Psalm 104:4

And again, when God brings his firstborn(A) into the world,(B) he says,

“Let all God’s angels worship him.”[a](C)

In speaking of the angels he says,

“He makes his angels spirits,
    and his servants flames of fire.”[b](D)

But about the Son he says,

“Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;(E)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:6 Deut. 32:43 (see Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint)
  2. Hebrews 1:7 Psalm 104:4