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)