And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked — Elijah's mockery is both humorous and theologically devastating. The phrase suggests Baal is either engaged in business, traveling, or sleeping—anything but present to help. The satire emphasizes Baal's absence and impotence.

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