1 Kings 19:12

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¹⁰ “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”

¹¹ Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.

After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice.

¹³ When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

¹⁴ “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice.
KJV: And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
WEB: After the earthquake a fire passed; but the LORD was not in the fire. After the fire, there was a still small voice.
ASV: and after the earthquake a fire; but Jehovah was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
DARBY: And after the earthquake, a fire: Jehovah was not in the fire. And after the fire, a soft gentle voice.
BLB: And after the earthquake a fire—YHWH [was] not in the fire. And after the fire a still small voice.

ÅB: og etter jordskjelvet kom en ild, men Herren var ikke i ilden; og etter ilden kom lyden av en stille susen.
OTB: Og etter jordskjelvet, en ild; men Herren var ikke i ilden. Og etter ilden, lyden av en stille hvisken.
B1930: og efter jordskjelvet kom en ild, men Herren var ikke i ilden; og efter ilden kom lyden av en stille susen.

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Cross references

Job 4:16
It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form loomed before my eyes, and I heard a whispering voice:
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Zechariah 4:6
So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
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Deuteronomy 4:33
Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?
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Deuteronomy 4:11–12
You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.
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Job 33:7
Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you.
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Exodus 34:6
Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,
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Genesis 15:17
When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses.
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Exodus 3:2
There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed.
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