King James Version

Hebrews 1:11

They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

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αὐτοὶautoiTheyαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “They”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “they”.Theyἀπολοῦνταιapolountaishall perishἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “shall perish”, an action still aheadG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).shall perishσὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.διαμένειςdiameneisremainestδιαμένω (diamenō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “remainest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1265I remain, continue.remainestκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπάντεςpantesthey allπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “they all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.they allὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asἱμάτιονhimationdoth a garmentἱμάτιονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “doth a garment”, the subject formG2440 a long flowing outer garment, tunic.doth a garmentπαλαιωθήσονταιpalaiōthēsontaito make oldπαλαιόω (palaioō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “to make old”, an action still aheadG3822I make old, declare obsolete; pass: I grow old, become obsolete.This verse uses “make old”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

these shall perish, and Thou dost remain, and all, as a garment, shall become old,

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American Standard Version (1901)

They shall perish; but thou continuest: And they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

Young’s Literal Translation

these shall perish, and Thou dost remain, and all, as a garment, shall become old,

World English Bible

They will perish, but you continue. They all will grow old like a garment does.

Darby Translation

They shall perish, but thou continuest still; and they all shall grow old as a garment,

Douay-Rheims

They shall perish, but thou shalt continue: and they shall all grow old as a garment.

Alludes to

Isaiah 51:6 Isaiah 51:6 · King James VersionLift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.Isaiah 51:6 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.

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