Genesis 50:19

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Summary

Genesis 50:19

And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?

For am i

Bible References

For am i

Then Jacob’s anger burned against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”

‘Vengeance is Mine, and retribution,

In due time their foot will slip;

For the day of their calamity is near,

And the impending things are hastening upon them.’

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man is sending word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? But consider now, and see how he is seeking a quarrel against me.”

Who shows no partiality to princes
Nor regards the rich above the poor,
For they all are the work of His hands?

Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.

For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay.” And again, “The Lord will judge His people.”