What does 1 Kings 19:12 say?

and after the shaking a fire: --not in the fire is Jehovah; and after the fire a voice still small;

What translation is this?

This passage is displayed in the Young's Literal Translation (YLT) translation on Scripture Lens.

What are related verses?

Related passages to 1 Kings 19:12 include Deuteronomy 7:9, Genesis 12:1-3, Exodus 19:4-6, Psalm 95:1-7, and Malachi 3:6, and more.

1 Kings 19:12 (YLT)

Passage

and after the shaking a fire: --not in the fire <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah; and after the fire a voice still small;

Nearby Context

1 Kings 19:10 And he saith, `I have been very zealous for Jehovah, God of Hosts, for the sons of Israel have forsaken Thy covenant--Thine altars they have thrown down, and Thy prophets they have slain by the sword, and I am left, I, by myself, and they seek my life--to take it.'

1 Kings 19:11 And He saith, `Go out, and thou hast stood in the mount before Jehovah.' And lo, Jehovah is passing by, and a wind--great and strong--is rending mountains, and shivering rocks before Jehovah: --not in the wind <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah; and after the wind a shaking: --not in the shaking <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah;

1 Kings 19:12 and after the shaking a fire: --not in the fire <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah; and after the fire a voice still small;

1 Kings 19:13 and it cometh to pass, at Elijah's hearing <FI>it<Fi> , that he wrappeth his face in his robe, and goeth out, and standeth at the opening of the cave, and lo, unto him <FI>is<Fi> a voice, and it saith, `What--to thee, here, Elijah?'

1 Kings 19:14 And he saith, `I have been very zealous for Jehovah, God of Hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Thy covenant, Thine altars they have thrown down, and Thy prophets they have slain by the sword, and I am left, I, by myself, and they seek my life--to take it.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "after", "shaking", "fire", "jehovah", and "voice". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "after" and "shaking", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "And He saith Go out and thou..." into verse 13's "and it cometh to pass at Elijah's...", so "after" and "shaking" belong inside that flow. In 1 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "after" and "shaking" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.