1 Kings 19 · Verse 12

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.
1 Kings 19:12, King James Version

1 Kings 19:12 in other translations

BSBAfter the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice.
WEBAfter the earthquake a fire passed; but the LORD was not in the fire. After the fire, there was a still small voice.
ASVand after the earthquake a fire; but Jehovah was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
YLTand after the shaking a fire: --not in the fire is Jehovah; and after the fire a voice still small;
DARBYAnd after the earthquake, a fire: Jehovah was not in the fire. And after the fire, a soft gentle voice.
BBEAnd after the earth-shock a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire, the sound of a soft breath.
WebsterAnd after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

What does 1 Kings 19:12 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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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 19:12 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.

וְאַחַ֤רve.'a.Charand [was] afterH310
הָרַ֙עַשׁ֙ha.Ra.'ashthe earthquakeH7494
אֵ֔שׁ'Esha fireH784
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
בָאֵ֖שׁva.'Esh[was] in the fireH784
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְאַחַ֣רve.'a.Charand [was] afterH310
הָאֵ֔שׁha.'Eshthe fireH784
ק֖וֹלKola sound ofH6963
דְּמָמָ֥הde.ma.Maha whisperH1827
דַקָּֽה\׃da.KahsoftH1851

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Cross references for 1 Kings 19:12

  • Job 4:16

    It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

  • Zechariah 4:6

    Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Deuteronomy 4:33

    Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?

  • Deuteronomy 4:11-12

    And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. And the Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.

  • Job 33:7

    Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

  • Exodus 34:6

    And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

  • Genesis 15:17

    And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.

  • Exodus 3:2

    And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

  • Hebrews 12:29

    For our God is a consuming fire.

  • Acts 2:2

    And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

  • Acts 2:36-37

    Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

  • 2 Kings 2:11

    And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

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a fire.
18:38; Ge 15:17; Ex 3:2; De 4:11,12,33; 2Ki 1:10; 2:11; Heb 12:29
a still.
Ex 34:6; Job 4:16; 33:7; Zec 4:6; Ac 2:2,36,37

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Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Kings 19:13

    And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

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1 Kings 19:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y tras el terremoto un fuego: mas Jehová no estaba en el fuego. Y tras el fuego un silbo apacible y delicado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et après le tremblement de terre, du feu: l’ Éternel n’était pas dans le feu. Et après le feu, une voix douce, subtile.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und nach dem Erdbeben ein Feuer; Jehova war nicht in dem Feuer. Und nach dem Feuer der Ton eines leisen Säuselns.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et post commotionem ignis: non in igne Dominus. Et post ignem sibilus auræ tenuis.