1 Kings 19:12
Good News Translation
After the earthquake there was a fire--but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the soft whisper of a voice.

New Revised Standard Version
and after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of sheer silence.

Contemporary English Version
Then there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. Finally, there was a gentle breeze,

New American Bible
after the earthquake, fire—but the LORD was not in the fire; after the fire, a light silent sound.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And after the earthquake, a fire: but the Lord is not in the fire. And after the fire, a whistling of a gentle air.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And after the earthquake, a fire: but the Lord is not in the fire. And after the fire, a whistling of a gentle air.

a fire

1 Kings 18:38 Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the holocaust, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

Genesis 15:17 And when the sun was set, there arose a dark mist, and there appeared a smoking furnace, and a lamp of fire passing between those divisions.

Exodus 3:2 And the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he saw that the bush was on fire, and was not burnt.

Deuteronomy 4:11,12,33 And you came to the foot of the mount, which burned even unto heaven: and there was darkness, and a cloud and obscurity in it. . . .

2 Kings 1:10 And Elias answering, said to the captain of fifty: If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume thee, and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven and consumed him, and the fifty that were with him.

2 Kings 2:11 And as they went on, walking and talking together, behold, a fiery chariot and fiery horses parted them both asunder: and Elias went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

Hebrews 12:29 For our God is a consuming fire.

a still

Exodus 34:6 And when he passed before him, he said: O the Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, patient and of much compassion, and true,

Job 4:16 There stood one whose countenance I knew not, an image before my eyes, and I heard the voice, as it were, of a gentle wind.

Job 33:7 But yet let not my wonder terrify thee, and let not my eloquence be burdensome to thee.

Zechariah 4:6 And he answered, and spoke to me, saying: This is the word of the Lord to Zorobabel, saying: Not with an army, nor by might, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

Acts 2:2,36,37 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming: and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. . . .

Context
The LORD Speaks to Elijah at Horeb
11And he said to him: Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord: and behold the Lord passeth, and a great and strong wind before the Lord, overthrowing the mountains, and breaking the rocks in pieces: but the Lord is not in the wind. And after the wind, an earthquake: but the Lord is not in the earthquake. 12And after the earthquake, a fire: but the Lord is not in the fire. And after the fire, a whistling of a gentle air.13And when Elias heard it, he covered his face with his mantle, and coming forth, stood in the entering in of the cave, and behold a voice unto him, saying: What dost thou here, Elias? And he answered:…
Cross References
Job 4:16
There stood one whose countenance I knew not, an image before my eyes, and I heard the voice, as it were, of a gentle wind.

Zechariah 4:6
And he answered, and spoke to me, saying: This is the word of the Lord to Zorobabel, saying: Not with an army, nor by might, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

1 Kings 19:11
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