Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

“Where are your ancestors now? And do the prophets live forever?

International Standard Version

"Your ancestors where are they? And the prophets do they live forever?

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

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

Bible in Basic English

Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they go on living for ever?

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

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

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

What is now become of your forefathers and the prophets? Are they yet still alive?

NET Bible

"As for your ancestors, where are they? And did the prophets live forever?

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Your fathers, where are they? and, the prophets, to times age-abiding, do they live?

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

Your fathers -- where are they? And the prophets -- to the age do they live?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נביא 
Nabiy' 
Usage: 315

do they live
חיה 
Chayah 
Usage: 264

Context Readings

A Plea For Repentance

4 Do not be like your fathers! The former prophets declared: 'Jehovah of Hosts said, I implore you, return from your evil ways, and from your wicked activities! But they did not listen, they paid no attention to me,' said Jehovah. 5 “Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever? 6 I commanded my servants the prophets to obey my words and my statutes. They disregarded them and suffered greatly. Then they repented and admitted that I, Jehovah of Hosts, corrected them as they deserved according to their deeds.'


Cross References

Job 14:10-12

On the other hand man dies and is laid low. He breathes his last and is no more!

Psalm 90:10

The days of our lives are seventy or eighty years if we are in good health. But the best of them bring trouble and misery. Indeed, they are soon gone, and we fly away.

Ecclesiastes 1:4

One generation goes and another generation comes, but the earth remains forever (without end).

Ecclesiastes 9:1-3

I considered all this in my heart and declared that the righteous and their works are in the hand of God. No man knows if love or hatred awaits him in the future.

Ecclesiastes 12:5

Also when they will be afraid of what is high, and fears will be in the way, and the almond tree will flourish, and the grasshopper will be a burden, and the caper berry breaks and desire fails, man goes to his long lasting home and the mourners go about the streets.

Ecclesiastes 12:7

Then the dust will return to the earth as it was. The spirit (life) will return to God who gave it.

John 8:52

The Jews said to him: Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham and the prophets died. And you say if a man obeys my word he will never taste of death.

Acts 13:36

After David served his own generation by doing the will of God he died and was buried with his fathers. His body decayed.

Hebrews 7:23-24

There have been many priests. This is because they have been prevented from continuing by death.

Hebrews 9:27

It is appointed to men once to die, but after this the judgment:

2 Peter 3:2-4

You should remember the words that were spoken before by the holy prophets, and the commandments of the Lord and Savior through your apostles.

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