Zechariah 1:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zechariah 1:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zechariah 1:5 is a verse from the book of Zechariah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zechariah 1:5 — KJV
“Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?”
— Zechariah 1:5 (KJV)
Zechariah 1:5 in Context — About the Book of Zechariah
Zechariah pairs night visions with Messianic precision — the king on a donkey, thirty pieces of silver, the pierced one, the fountain opened for sin. To discouraged builders his word still stands: not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty.
Cross-References for Zechariah 1:5
“And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit. give the more...: Heb. multiply his inheritance give the less...: Heb. diminish his inheritance”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 1:5: fathers, where, ever
“And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 1:5: fathers, live, ever
“And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 1:5: fathers, where, live
“Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 1:5: prophets, live, ever
“But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 1:5: fathers, where, ever
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