Zechariah 1:5

Zechariah · Old Testament · Chapter 1

“Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?”Zechariah 1:5

What Does Zechariah 1:5 Mean?

Zechariah 1:5 is found in the book of Zechariah, chapter 1, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Zechariah 1:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Ecclesiastes 1:4“One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.”Deuteronomy 18:22“When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.”Ecclesiastes 12:5“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 to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:”2 Peter 3:2“That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:”Job 14:10“But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?”Psalms 90:10“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.”Ecclesiastes 12:7“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”Jeremiah 36:28“Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned.”Lamentations 5:7“Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.”Hebrews 9:27“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:”Genesis 48:21“And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.”Joshua 24:33“And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.”1 Samuel 9:6“And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.”2 Kings 13:14“Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.”Psalms 49:9“That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.”Ecclesiastes 9:1“For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.”Lamentations 3:42“We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.”John 6:49“Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.”John 8:52“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.”Acts 13:36“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:”

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