A very powerful wind went before the Lord, digging into the mountain and causing landslides, 2 but the Lord was not in the wind. After the windstorm there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 19:12 After the earthquake, there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. After the fire, there was a soft whisper. 3 19:13 When Elijah heard it, he covered his face with his robe and went out and stood at the entrance to the cave. All of a sudden 4 a voice asked him, “Why are you here, Elijah?”
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the
2 tn Heb “tearing away the mountains and breaking the cliffs” (or perhaps, “breaking the stones”).
3 tn Heb “a voice, calm, soft.”
4 tn Heb “look.”