Bible verse for August 20

⁸ He got up, ate, and drank, and on the strength of that meal he walked forty days and forty nights as far as Horeb, the mountain of God. ⁹ There he went into the cave and stayed the night. Then the word of Yahweh came to him, and Yahweh said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” ¹⁰ He said, “I have been very zealous for Yahweh, the God of Armies. The Israelites have abandoned your covenant, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they are seeking my life, to take it away.” ¹¹ He said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before Yahweh.” Then Yahweh went by. A huge, violent wind split the mountains and smashed the rocks before Yahweh, but Yahweh was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but Yahweh was not in the earthquake. ¹² After the earthquake there was a fire, but Yahweh was not in the fire. After the fire there was the sound of a thin silence. ¹³ As soon as Elijah heard it, he covered his face with his cloak, went out, and stood at the mouth of the cave. And there was a voice speaking to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?” ¹⁴ He said, “I have been very zealous for Yahweh, the God of Armies. The Israelites have abandoned your covenant, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they are seeking my life, to take it away.” ¹⁵ Yahweh said to him, “Go, take the road back to the wilderness of Damascus. Once you are there, anoint Hazael to be king of Aram.

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