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1 Kings 19:13

Elijah
God's presenceStillness and meditationHumilityFear

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.

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

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.”

15 Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram.

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BSB
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?”
KJV
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?
WEB
When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle, went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. Behold, a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
ASV
And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?
DARBY
And it came to pass, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice [came] to him and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?
BLB
And it came to pass when Elijah heard [it], that he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, to him [was] a voice, and it said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
ÅB
Og da Elias hørte den, dekket han sitt ansikt til med sin kappe og gikk ut og sto ved inngangen til hulen. Da kom det en røst til ham og sa: Hva vil du her, Elias?
OTB
Da Elia hørte det, dekket han ansiktet med kappen sin og gikk ut og sto ved inngangen til hulen. Og se, en stemme kom til ham og sa, "Hva gjør du her, Elia?"
B1930
Og da Elias hørte den, dekket han sitt ansikt til med sin kappe og gikk ut og stod ved inngangen til hulen. Da kom det en røst til ham og sa: Hvad vil du her, Elias?

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  • 1 Kings 19:9

    There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

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  • Isaiah 6:5

    Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”

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  • Isaiah 6:2

    Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.

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  • John 21:15–17

    When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”

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  • Genesis 16:8

    “Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied.

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  • 1 Kings 18:42

    So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.

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  • Exodus 33:23

    Then I will take My hand away, and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen.”

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  • Exodus 3:5–6

    “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

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