Zechariah 1:5

In 11 translations

BSB

Where are your fathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever?

KJV

Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?

WEB

Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever?

ASV

Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?

LSV

Your fathers—where [are] they? And the prophets—do they live for all time?

YLT

Your fathers — where [are] they? And the prophets — to the age do they live?

DBY

Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?

DRC

Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, shall they live always?

GNV

your fathers, where are they? and doe the Prophets liue for euer?

JPS

Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?

LXXE

Where are your fathers, and the prophets? Will they live for ever?

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Original-language editions

WLC

אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם אַיֵּה־הֵ֑ם וְהַ֨נְּבִאִ֔ים הַלְעוֹלָ֖ם יִֽחְיֽוּ׃

LXX-Br

Οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν ποῦ εἰσι καὶ οἱ προφῆται; μὴ τὸν αἰῶνα ζήσονται;

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• Ecclesiastes 12:5when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels— for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.
• 2 Peter 3:2–4by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles. Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following…
• Hebrews 9:27Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,
• Psalms 90:10The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty if we are strong— yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
• Job 14:10–12But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he? As water disappears from the sea and a river becomes parched and dry, so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will…
• Ecclesiastes 12:7before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
• Ecclesiastes 9:1–3So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate. It is the same for all: There is a common…
• John 8:52“Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
• Hebrews 7:23–24Now there have been many other priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office. But because Jesus lives forever, He has a permanent priesthood.
• Ecclesiastes 1:4Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.
• Acts 13:36For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.

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