10 He replied, “I have been very zealous(A) for the Lord God of Armies, but the Israelites have abandoned your covenant,(B) torn down your altars,(C) and killed your prophets(D) with the sword. I alone am left,(E) and they are looking for me to take my life.”(F)

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

At that moment, the Lord passed by.(H) A great and mighty wind(I) 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,(J) but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake there was a fire,(K) but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was a voice, a soft whisper.(L)

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