1 Kings 19:9
Good News Translation
There he went into a cave to spend the night. Suddenly the LORD spoke to him, "Elijah, what are you doing here?"

New Revised Standard Version
At that place he came to a cave, and spent the night there. Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

Contemporary English Version
and he spent the night there in a cave. While Elijah was on Mount Sinai, the LORD asked, "Elijah, why are you here?"

New American Bible
There he came to a cave, where he took shelter. But the word of the LORD came to him: Why are you here, Elijah?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he was come thither, he abode in a cave. and behold the word of the Lord came unto him, and he said to him: What dost thou here, Elias?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And when he was come thither, he abode in a cave. and behold the word of the Lord came unto him, and he said to him: What dost thou here, Elias?

unto a cave

Exodus 33:21,22 And again he said: Behold there is a place with me, and thou shalt stand upon the rock. . . .

Jeremiah 9:2 Who will give me in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men, and I will leave my people, and depart from them? because they are all adulterers, an assembly of transgressors.

Hebrews 11:38 Of whom the world was not worthy: wandering in deserts, in mountains and in dens and in caves of the earth.

What does thou

1 Kings 19:13 And 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:

Genesis 3:9 And the Lord God called Adam, and said to him: Where art thou?

Genesis 16:8 He said to her: Agar, handmaid of Sarai, whence comest thou? and whither goest thou? And she answered: I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress.

Jeremiah 2:18 And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the troubled water? And what hast thou to do with the way of the Assyrians, to drink the water of the river?

Jonah 1:3,4 Arise and go to Ninive, the great city, and preach in it: For the wickedness thereof is come up before me. . . .

Context
The LORD Speaks to Elijah at Horeb
9And when he was come thither, he abode in a cave. and behold the word of the Lord came unto him, and he said to him: What dost thou here, Elias?10And he answered: With zeal have I been zealous for the Lord God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant: they have thrown down thy altars, they have slain thy prophets with the sword, and I alone am left, and they seek my life to take it away.…
Cross References
Hebrews 11:38
Of whom the world was not worthy: wandering in deserts, in mountains and in dens and in caves of the earth.

Genesis 16:8
He said to her: Agar, handmaid of Sarai, whence comest thou? and whither goest thou? And she answered: I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress.

Exodus 33:21
And again he said: Behold there is a place with me, and thou shalt stand upon the rock.

Exodus 33:22
And when my glory shall pass, I will set thee in a hole of the rock, and protect thee with my righthand till I pass:

1 Kings 19:13
And 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:

Jonah 4:5
And the Lord said: Dost thou think thou hast reason to be angry?

1 Kings 19:8
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