at noon] Being silent till the very end of their time was come, lest they should say he had interrupted their devotion.
aloud] Heb. with a great voyce.
he is a god] After evidence was given that he was no god, Elijah doth thus ironically flout them.
either he is talking] Or, he meditateth. The true God is subject to none of the things here mentioned; to be hindered by any of them is humane frailty: they are therefore manifest scoffs, and great aggravations of their folly.
is pursuing] Heb. hath a pursuit; Of enemies, or beasts, or fowls, or other pleasures.