1 Kings 19 · Verse 11

1 Kings 19:11

And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake:

1 Kings 19:11, King James Version

1 Kings 19:11 in other translations

BSB	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.
WEB	He said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD.” Behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces 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.
ASV	And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before Jehovah. And, behold, Jehovah passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before Jehovah; but Jehovah was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but Jehovah was not in the earthquake:
YLT	And He saith, ‘Go out, and thou hast stood in the mount before Jehovah.' And lo, Jehovah is passing by, and a wind--great and strong--is rending mountains, and shivering rocks before Jehovah: --not in the wind is Jehovah; and after the wind a shaking: --not in the shaking is Jehovah;
DARBY	And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before Jehovah. And behold, Jehovah passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before Jehovah: Jehovah was not in the wind. And after the wind, an earthquake: Jehovah was not in the earthquake.
BBE	Then he said, Go out and take your place on the mountain before the Lord. Then the Lord went by, and mountains were parted by the force of a great wind, and rocks were broken before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind there was an earth-shock, but the Lord was not in the earth-shock.
Webster	And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:

What does 1 Kings 19:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 19:4-18

4-18. went a day's journey into the wilderness--on the way from Beer-sheba to Horeb--a wide expanse of sand hills, covered with the retem (not juniper, but broom shrubs), whose tall and spreading branches, with their white leaves, afford a very cheering and refreshing shade. His gracious God did not lose sight of His fugitive servant, but watched over him, and, miraculously ministering to his wants, enabled him, in…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 11 Stand upon the mount before the Lord - God was now treating Elijah nearly in the same way that he treated Moses; and it is not unlikely that Elijah was now standing on the same place where Moses stood, when God revealed himself to him in the giving of the law. See Exo 19:9, Exo 19:16. The Lord passed by - It appears that the passing by of the Lord occasioned the strong wind, the earthquake, and the fire; but in none of these was God to make a discovery of himself unto the prophet; yet these, in some sort, prepared his way, and prepared Elijah to hear the still small voice. The apparatus, indicating the presence of the Divine Majesty, is nearly the same as that employed to minister the law to Moses; and many have supposed that God intended these things to be understood thus: that God intended to display himself to mankind not in judgment, but in mercy; and that as the wind, the earthquake, and the fire, were only the forerunners of the still small voice, which proclaimed the benignity of the Father of spirits; so the law, and all its terrors, were only intended to introduce that mild spirit of the Gospel of Jesus, proclaiming glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, and good will unto men. Others think that all this was merely natural; and that a real earthquake, and its accompaniments, are described. 1. Previously to earthquakes the atmosphere becomes greatly disturbed, mighty winds and tempests taking place. 2. This is followed by the actual agitation of the earth. 3. In this agitation fire frequently escapes, or a burning lava is poured out, often accompanied with thunder and lightning. 4. After these the air becomes serene, the thunder ceases to roll, the forked lightnings no longer play, and nothing remains but a gentle breeze. However correct all this may be, it seems most probably evident that what took place at this time was out of the ordinary course of nature; and although the things, as mentioned here, may often be the accompaniments of an earthquake that has nothing supernatural in it; yet here, though every thing is produced in its natural order, yet the exciting cause of the whole is supernatural. Thus the Chaldee understands the whole passage: "And behold the Lord was revealed; and before him was a host of the angels of the wind, tearing the mountains, and breaking the rocks before the Lord, but the Majesty (Shechinah) of the Lord was not in the host of the angels of the wind. And after the host of the angels of the wind, there was a host of the angels of commotion; but the Majesty of the Lord was not in the host of the angels of commotion. And after the host of the angels of commotion, a fire; but the Majesty of the Lord was not in the host of the angels of fire. And after the host of the angels of fire, a voice singing in silence," etc.; that is, a sound with which no other sound was mingled. Perhaps the whole of this is intended to give an emblematical representation of the various displays of Divine providence and grace.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 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…

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1 Kings 19:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559

צֵ֣אtze'go outH3318

וְעָמַדְתָּ֣ve.'a.mad.Taand you will standH5975

בָהָר֮va.Haron the mountainH2022

לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440

יְהוָה֒Yah.wehYahwehH3068

וְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009

יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068

עֹבֵ֗ר'o.Ver[was] passing byH5674

וְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achand a windH7307

גְּדוֹלָ֡הge.do.LahgreatH1419

וְחָזָ֞קve.cha.Zakand strongH2389

מְפָרֵק֩me.fa.Rek[was] tearingH6561

הָרִ֨יםha.RimmountainsH2022

וּמְשַׁבֵּ֤רu.me.sha.Berand breakingH7665

סְלָעִים֙se.la.'ImrocksH5553

לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440

יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068

לֹ֥אlo'notH3808

בָר֖וּחַva.Ru.ach[was] in the windH7307

יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068

וְאַחַ֤רve.'a.Charand [was] afterH310

הָר֨וּחַha.Ru.achthe windH7307

רַ֔עַשׁRa.'ashan earthquakeH7494

לֹ֥אlo'notH3808

בָרַ֖עַשׁva.Ra.'ash[was] in the earthquakeH7494

יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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Cross references for 1 Kings 19:11

Ezekiel 1:4
And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
Psalms 50:3
Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
Isaiah 30:30
And the Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.
Job 38:1
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Hebrews 12:26
Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
Exodus 34:2
And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount.
Exodus 19:20
And the Lord came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the Lord called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.
Ezekiel 37:7
So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
Hebrews 12:18-21
For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more: (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart: And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)
Revelation 11:19
And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Psalms 68:8
The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
Exodus 24:18
And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

stand upon the mount.
Ex 19:20; 24:12,18; 34:2; Mt 17:1-3; 2Pe 1:17,18
the Lord passed.
Ex 33:21-23; 34:6; Hab 3:3-5
and a great.
Ex 19:16; 20:18; Job 38:1; Ps 50:3; Isa 30:30; Eze 1:4; 37:7
Na 1:3,6; Heb 12:18-21; Re 20:11
but the Lord was not in the wind.
Zec 4:6
an earthquake.
1Sa 14:15; Ps 68:8; Na 1:5; Zec 14:5; Mt 24:7; 27:51-54; 28:2
Heb 12:26; Re 11:19; 16:18

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Context

1 Kings 19:10
And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
1 Kings 19:11
And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake:
1 Kings 19:12
And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

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1 Kings 19:11 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y él le dijo: Sal fuera, y ponte en el monte delante de Jehová. Y he aquí Jehová que pasaba, y un grande y poderoso viento que rompía los montes, y quebraba las peñas delante de Jehová: mas Jehová no estaba en el viento. Y tras el viento un terremoto: mas Jehová no estaba en el terremoto.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et il dit: Sors, et tiens-toi sur la montagne devant l’ Éternel. Et voici, l’ Éternel passa, et devant l’ Éternel un grand vent impétueux déchirait les montagnes et brisait les rochers: l’ Éternel n’était pas dans le vent. Et après le vent, un tremblement de terre: l’ Éternel n’était pas dans le tremblement de terre.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und er sprach: Gehe hinaus und stelle dich auf den Berg vor Jehova! Und siehe, Jehova ging vorüber, und ein Wind, groß und stark, zerriß die Berge und zerschmetterte die Felsen vor Jehova her; Jehova war nicht in dem Winde. Und nach dem Winde ein Erdbeben; Jehova war nicht in dem Erdbeben.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et ait ei: Egredere, et sta in monte coram Domino: et ecce Dominus transit. Et spiritus grandis et fortis subvertens montes, et conterens petras, ante Dominum: non in spiritu Dominus. Et post spiritum commotio: non in commotione Dominus.