Zechariah
Zechariah 1:5
5Where are your fathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where | אַיֵּה־ | ’ay·yêh- | Interrogative | H346 Where? |
| are your fathers now | אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם | ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1 father |
| And the prophets | וְהַ֨נְּבִאִ֔ים | wə·han·nə·ḇi·’îm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| do they live | יִֽחְיֽוּ׃ | yiḥ·yū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2421 live |
| forever | הַלְעוֹלָ֖ם | hal·‘ō·w·lām | Article, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Peter 3:2–4 · Ecclesiastes 12:5 · Ecclesiastes 12:7 · Hebrews 9:27 · Psalm 90:10 · Job 14:10–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.