under a sense of his impurity, imperfections, and unworthiness, as the seraphim in Isa 6:2 , and as Moses, Exo 3:6 , and went out and stood in the entering in of the cave; he attempted to come forth out of the cave upon the divine order, Kg1 19:11 , but was stopped by the terrible appearances of the wind, earthquake, and fire, a little within it; but now he came quite out, and stood at the mouth of it, to hear what the Lord would say unto him: and, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, what dost thou here, Elijah? the same question is here put as in Kg1 19:9 , though there by an angel, here by the Lord himself.