1 Kings 19:12 Parallel Translations

After the earthquake there was a fire. But the LORD wasn't in the fire. And after the fire there was a quiet, whispering voice.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

BBE:

And after the earth-shock a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire, the sound of a soft breath.

DBY:

And after the earthquake, a fire: Jehovah was not in the fire. And after the fire, a soft gentle voice.

ERV:

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

JPS:

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

WBS:

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 Yahweh was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

YLT:

and after the shaking a fire: -- not in the fire is Jehovah; and after the fire a voice still small;

1 Kings 19:12 Cross References

XREF:

Job 4:16 "It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; A form was before my eyes; There was silence, then I heard a voice:

Zechariah 4:6 Then he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel saying, 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the LORD of hosts. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

19:12 A still voice - To intimate, that God would do his work in and for Israel in his own time, not by might or power, but by his own spirit, Zech 4:6, which moves with a powerful, but yet with a sweet and gentle gale.

MHC:

19:9-13 The question God put, What doest thou here, Elijah? is a reproof. It concerns us often to ask whether we are in our place, and in the way of our duty. Am I where I should be? whither God calls me, where my business lies, and where I may be useful? He complained of the people, and their obstinacy in sin; I only am left. Despair of success hinders many a good enterprise. Did Elijah come hither to meet with God? he shall find that God will meet him. The wind, and earthquake, and fire, did not make him cover his face, but the still voice did. Gracious souls are more affected by the tender mercies of the Lord, than by his terrors. The mild voice of Him who speaks from the cross, or the mercy-seat, is accompanied with peculiar power in taking possession of the heart.

CONC:

Blowing Breath Earthquake Earth-shock Fire Gentle Passed Shaking Soft Voice Whisper

Blowing Breath Earthquake Earth-Shock Fire Gentle Small Soft Sound Voice Whisper

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