1 Kings 19:10–14

¹⁰He replied, “I have been very zealous^am for the Lord God of Armies, but the Israelites have abandoned your covenant,^an torn down your altars,^ao and killed your prophets^a with the sword. I alone am left,^b and they are looking for me to take my life.”^c

¹¹Then he said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the Lord’s presence.”^d

At that moment, the Lord passed by.^e A great and mighty wind^f was tearing at the mountains and was shattering cliffs before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake,^g but the Lord was not in the earthquake. ¹²After the earthquake there was a fire,^h but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was a voice, a soft whisper.^{i 13}When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle^j and went out and stood at the entrance 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 God of Armies,” he replied, “but the Israelites have abandoned your covenant, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they’re looking for me to take my life.”^k