An alternate name for the God of Israel meaning “All-sufficient One” or “the One every good and perfect gift comes from.”
About Almighty (LORD)
A name for God found in several books of the Bible. It is common in the books of Job and Revelation. See God, Names of.
Key References
And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.
All Scripture References (48)
Genesis (6)
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.
And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me
by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.
Exodus (1)
I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.
Numbers (2)
the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:
the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:
Ruth (2)
Job (31)
Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.
For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,
Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’
Let his eyes see his own destruction; let him drink for himself the wrath of the Almighty.
Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?
They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’
If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents
then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you.
Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
“Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?
“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty.
This is the wicked man’s portion from God—the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
For what is the allotment of God from above, or the heritage from the Almighty on high?
(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment.
But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.
Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.
Surely God does not listen to empty pleas, and the Almighty does not take note of it.
The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
Psalms (2)
A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
Isaiah (1)
Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
Ezekiel (2)
When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.
The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.
Joel (1)
Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.