King James Version
1 Kings 19:12 in the King James Version says “And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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 · KJV
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.
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:
And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
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?
And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because 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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And after”
H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“but the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“And after”
H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
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