Zechariah 1:5

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 this the people answer, “But the prophets, do they live [or did they go on living] for ever?” — i.e., the prophets, who did not sin, they are dead too; so what is your argument worth?