Almighty (LORD)

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.

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Key References

Genesis 35:11

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.

Exodus 6:3

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.

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Genesis (6)
Genesis 17:1

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.

Genesis 28:3

May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.

Genesis 35:11

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.

Genesis 43:14

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.”

Genesis 48:3

Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me

Genesis 49:25

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)
Exodus 6:3

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)
Numbers 24:4

the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:

Numbers 24:16

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)
Ruth 1:20

“Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.

Ruth 1:21

I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? After all, the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me.”

Job (31)
Job 5:17

Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

Job 6:4

For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

Job 6:14

A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

Job 8:3

Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?

Job 8:5

But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,

Job 11:7

Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?

Job 13:3

Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.

Job 15:25

For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,

Job 21:15

Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’

Job 21:20

Let his eyes see his own destruction; let him drink for himself the wrath of the Almighty.

Job 22:3

Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?

Job 22:17

They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’

Job 22:23

If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents

Job 22:25

then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you.

Job 22:26

Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.

Job 23:16

God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.

Job 24:1

“Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?

Job 27:2

“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—

Job 27:10

Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?

Job 27:11

I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty.

Job 27:13

This is the wicked man’s portion from God—the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.

Job 29:5

when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,

Job 31:2

For what is the allotment of God from above, or the heritage from the Almighty on high?

Job 31:35

(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment.

Job 32:8

But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.

Job 33:4

The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

Job 34:10

Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.

Job 34:12

Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.

Job 35:13

Surely God does not listen to empty pleas, and the Almighty does not take note of it.

Job 37:23

The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.

Job 40:2

“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”

Psalms (2)
Psalm 68:15

A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.

Psalm 91:1

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

Isaiah (1)
Isaiah 13:6

Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

Ezekiel (2)
Ezekiel 1:24

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.

Ezekiel 10:5

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)
Joel 1:15

Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.