“They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;”
'They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment' — the created order is subject to decay and dissolution; heavens and earth will grow old like a cloak, contingent and temporary. By this contrast, the Son's permanence and unchanging nature are accentuated; he alone is immune to the entropy that touches all creation.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 1:11
And again he says Hebrews 1:10-12: “You Lord in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of Your hands. They shall perish, but You remain, and they shall all wax old as a garment, and as a vesture shall You fold them up, and they shall be changed: but You are the same and Your years shall not fail.” Lest hearing the words, “and when He brings in the First-Begotten into the world”; you should think it as it were a Gift afterwards…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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