Hebrews 1:8

“But of the Son he says: Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.”

Hebrews 1:8 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Psalms 45:6-7

Go to Psalms 45:6-7

Hebrews applies to the Son Psalm 45:6-7, a song for the king’s wedding.

Formula: πρὸς δὲ τὸν υἱόν “but of the Son” (Hebrews 1:8)

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Greek of the New Testament: πρὸς δὲ τὸν υἱόν Ὁ θρόνος σου ὁ θεὸς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ ἡ ῥάβδος τῆς εὐθύτητος ῥάβδος τῆς βασιλείας σου ἠγάπησας δικαιοσύνην καὶ ἐμίσησας ἀνομίαν διὰ τοῦτο ἔχρισέν σε ὁ θεός ὁ θεός σου ἔλαιον ἀγαλλιάσεως παρὰ τοὺς μετόχους σου

Hebrew (Masoretic text): כִּסְאֲךָ אֱלֹהִים עוֹלָם וָעֶד שֵׁבֶט מִישֹׁר שֵׁבֶט מַלְכוּתֶךָ אָהַבְתָּ צֶּדֶק וַתִּשְׂנָא רֶשַׁע עַל כֵּן מְשָׁחֲךָ אֱלֹהִים אֱלֹהֶיךָ שֶׁמֶן שָׂשׂוֹן מֵחֲבֵרֶיךָ

Septuagint (Psalms 44:7-8 in the Septuagint numbering): ὁ θρόνος σου, ὁ θεός, εἰς αἰῶνα αἰῶνος, ῥάβδος εὐθύτητος ἡ ῥάβδος τῆς βασιλείας σου. ἠγάπησας δικαιοσύνην καὶ ἐμἱσησας ἀνομίαν· διὰ τοῦτο ἔχρισέν σε ὁ θεός, ὁ θεός σου, ἔλαιον ἀγαλλιάσεως παρὰ τοὺς μετόχους σου.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 24 consecutive words: “ῥάβδος τῆς βασιλείας σου ἠγάπησας δικαιοσύνην καὶ ἐμίσησας ἀνομίαν διὰ τοῦτο ἔχρισέν σε ὁ θεός ὁ θεός σου ἔλαιον ἀγαλλιάσεως παρὰ τοὺς μετόχους σου.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Hebrews 1:8, word by word

the Sonυἱόνhuion

Son

Jesus, the Son of God.

Where else “huion” appears
Your throneθρόνοςthronos

throne

Throne: the seat of a king or a judge; hence royal power.

Where else “thronos” appears
O Godθεὸςtheos

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theos” appears
forever and everαἰῶναaiōna

forever

Time without end.

Where else “aiōna” appears
the scepterῥάβδοςrhabdos

scepter

The rod a king holds as a sign of his power to rule.

Where else “rhabdos” appears
of uprightnessεὐθύτητοςeuthytētos

uprightness

Uprightness, straightness: what is right and just.

Where else “euthytētos” appears
of your kingdomβασιλείαςbasileias

kingdom of God

God's rule, which comes with Jesus.

Where else “basileias” appears

Translation note· on the manuscripts

Quotation of Psalm 45:6-7. Some manuscripts read “of his kingdom.”

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Quotation · Psalms 45:6-7

Hebrews applies to the Son Psalm 45:6-7, a song for the king’s wedding.

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Hebrews 1:8

8But of the Son he says: Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.

Psalms 45:6-7

6Your throne, Elohim, is forever and ever; a scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.

The context

7And of the angels he says: He who makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire.

8 · This verse (above)

9You loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, your God, anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.

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