Zechariah 1:5
Old Testament • 4 words with Strong's data
"Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
נָבִיא
nâbîyʼ
a prophet or (generally) inspired man
חָיָה
châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
עוֹלָם
ʻôwlâm
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (...
Key Terms in This Verse
חָיָה châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Study H2421 →עוֹלָם ʻôwlâm
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
Study H5769 →אָב ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Study H1 →Cross References
Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth...
The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
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