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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

Zechariah 1:5

Always. He seems to hint, that after Malachias prophets would be sent no more till Christ should appear; or, that God's word should be fulfilled (ver. 6.) though the prophets were dead. (Calmet)

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    Verse Zechariah 1:5. _YOUR FATHERS, WHERE_ ARE _THEY?_] _Israel_ has been destroyed and ruined in the bloody wars with the _Assyrians_; and _Judah_, in those with the _Chaldeans_. _THE PROPHETS, DO...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    YOUR FATHERS, WHERE ARE THEY? - The abrupt solemnity of the question seems to imply an unexpected close of life which cut short their hopes, plans, promises to self. “When they said, Peace and safety,...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    This rebuke (see above, p. 575) seems inconsistent with a date five weeks or more after work had been begun at the Temple and at least ten days after the prophecy in Haggai 2:1. The clumsy handiwork o...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    WHERE ARE THEY? This in contrast with the words of Jehovah, which endure forever (Zechariah 1:6). Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The call to Repentance. Zechariah's first message is one of warning, by the example of their fathers and the earlier prophets. On their fathers, as they well knew, the displeasure of Almighty God had...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The lesson conveyed by these two verses, which must be taken together, is the same as that contained in the words of Isaiah (Isaiah 40:6; Isaiah 40:8), "All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness ther...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 1238 GOD THE AVENGER OF SIN Zechariah 1:5. _Your fathers, where are they?_ THE preachers of God’s blessed word have in all ages had reason to complain, “Who hath believed our report?” True...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 1237 AN EXHORTATION TO TURN TO GOD Zechariah 1:3. Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord of Hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the Lord of Hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the Lord of Hos...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    YOUR FATHERS, WHERE ARE THEY?— This question signifies that the sepulchre of their fathers was not in Judaea, because they died captives in a foreign land; which was a great disgrace to the children....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    CHAPTER XXVI INTRODUCTION TO SECTION I Zechariah 1:1-6 RV. In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Jehovah unto Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the proph...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever? YOUR FATHERS, WHERE ARE THEY? AND THE PROPHETS, DO THEY LIVE FOREVER? - In contrast to "my words" (), "which endure forever" ...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    LESSONS FROM THE PAST. THE FIRST AND SECOND VISIONS 1-6. The Prophet's message. He calls the people to repentance. 8-17. The First Vision: The Divine Messengers ever watching over the affairs of the...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (1-6) On the four-and-twentieth day of the sixth mouth of the second year (B.C. 520) of Darius Hystaspis, the re-building of the Temple had been resumed (Haggai 1:15); and in the seventh month, on the...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    FATHERS... PROPHETS. — To show the evil result of the obstinate disobedience of their fathers, the prophet asks, “Your fathers, where are they?” — _i.e.,_ they are perished through their iniquity. To...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    אֲבֹֽותֵיכֶ֖ם אַיֵּה ־הֵ֑ם וְ הַ֨ נְּבִאִ֔ים...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    ZECHARIAH THE PROPHET Zechariah 1:1; Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14 ZECHARIAH is one of the prophets whose personality as distinguished from their message exerts some degree of fascination on the student. This...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    A VISION OF PARDON AND RESTORATION Zechariah 1:1-17 Zechariah does not slur over the sins of the past, but lays stress on the divine forgiveness. His only fear is lest God should call in vain, and th...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    About a month after Haggai's second message, in which he had encouraged the people who were in danger of being disheartened by the memory of the past, Zechariah uttered his first prophetic word. He ga...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Your fathers, where (e) [are] they? and the prophets, do they live for ever? (e) Though your fathers are dead, yet God's judgments in punishing them ought still to be before your eyes: and though the...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    "The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers. (3) Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LOR...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. Zechariah was plainly a contemporary of Haggai. Like him he dates his prophecies from the second imperial power of the Gentiles; but he goes a great deal far...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    In what we considered yesterday Zechariah reminded the Jews of the conduct of their fathers, in order that they might not, by their continued sins, bring on themselves new punishments. Many interprete...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The Spirit of God begins with an exhortation, founded on the proofs that the history of the people supplied of the manner in which the word of the prophets had taken hold of them. Jehovah's displeasur...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    YOUR FATHERS, WHERE [ARE] THEY?.... They are not in the land of the living; they perished by the sword of the Chaldeans, or died in captivity: AND THE PROPHETS, DO THEY LIVE FOR EVER? meaning either...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Your fathers, where [are] they? and the prophets, do they live for ever? Ver. 5. _Your fathers, where are they?_] Is not the grave their house? have they not made their beds in the dark? are not they...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Therefore say_ Rather, _but say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord, Turn ye unto me_ The word _turn_, as it related to the people, signified that they should change their corrupt manners and turn to...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever? The former members of Israel and Judah had perished, as God had threatened; and if the people should say that the prophets also we...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    A CALL TO REPENTANCE...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    GOD'S CALL TO RETURN TO HIM (vv. 1-6) Zechariah's name means "Jehovah remembers." He was the son of Berechiah ("Jehovah blesses") who was the son of Iddo ("the appointed time"). Israel had long been...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-6 God's almighty power and sovereign dominion, should engage and encourage sinners to repent and turn to Him. It is very desirable to have the Lord of hosts for our friend, and very dreadful to hav...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    YOUR FATHERS, WHERE ARE THEY? but where are your disobedient fathers? Are they not buried in a strange land? Did they not die of those diseases? Were they not consumed with famine and the sword, as wa...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Zechariah 1:5 fathers H1 prophets H5030 live H2421 (H8799) forever H5769 Job 14:10-12;...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    GOD'S CALL TO THE PEOPLE TO RETURN TO HIM AND LIVE IN OBEDIENCE TO HIS DEMANDS - THE OFFER OF A NEW BEGINNING (ZECHARIAH 1:1). Zechariah is the prophet of the new beginning, but as is always so with...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Zechariah 1:5 I. Consider, first, the solemn and yet familiar thought here of the passing away of the hearers and the speakers alike. II. Notice, next, the contrast between the fleeting hearers and s...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] ZECHARIAH 1:5. FATHERS] have perished; their fate should warn you. But you may object, the _prophets_ also are dead, and apparently their words died with them. ZECHARIAH 1:6.] No; th...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Peter 3:2; Acts 13:36; Ecclesiastes 1:4; Ecclesiastes 12:5;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE MAN AMONG THE MYRTLE TREES Zechariah 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The visions have to do primarily with God's dealings with His chosen people Israel. They will, however, be full of lessons for the sai...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Where are they — But where are your disobedient fathers? Were they not consumed with famine and sword, as I threatened them? Do they live — The prophets died as others; they must not live always to wa...

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