Hebrews 1:10

1:10 And,

“You founded the earth in the beginning, Lord, ¹ 

and the heavens are the works of your hands.

Hebrews 3:11

3:11 “As I swore in my anger, ‘They will never enter my rest!’” ² 

Hebrews 3:15

3:15 As it says, ³  “Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! ⁴  Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.” ⁵ 

Hebrews 6:9

6:9 But in your case, dear friends, even though we speak like this, we are convinced of better things relating to salvation.

Hebrews 6:13

6:13 Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

Hebrews 10:23

10:23 And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.

¹ sn You founded the earth…your years will never run out. In its original setting Ps 102:25-27 refers to the work of God in creation, but here in Hebrews 1:10-12 the writer employs it in reference to Christ, the Lord, making a strong argument for the essential deity of the Son.

² tn Grk “if they shall enter my rest,” a Hebrew idiom expressing an oath that something will certainly not happen.

³ tn Grk “while it is said.”

⁴ tn Grk “today if you hear his voice.”

⁵ sn A quotation from Ps 95:7b-8.