1 Kings 19:12

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¹⁰ And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

¹¹ And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:

And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

¹³ And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

¹⁴ And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

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

Compare

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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Original text and word study

Cross references

Job 4:16
It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
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Zechariah 4:6
Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
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Deuteronomy 4:33
Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
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Deuteronomy 4:11–12
And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.
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Job 33:7
Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
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Exodus 34:6
And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
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Genesis 15:17
And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
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Exodus 3:2
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
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