Zechariah 1:3-5

Common English Bible

³ But you must say to the people,
    The Lord of heavenly forces proclaims: Return to me,
    says the Lord of heavenly forces,
        and I will return to you, says the Lord of heavenly forces.
⁴ Don’t be like your ancestors to whom the former prophets preached:
    The Lord of heavenly forces proclaims: Turn from your evil ways and your evil deeds.
        But they didn’t listen;
            they didn’t draw near to me.
⁵ So where are your ancestors?
        Do the prophets live forever?