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

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

God also said to him,
“I am God Almighty;
Be fruitful and multiply;
A nation and a company of nations shall come from you,
And kings shall come forth from you.

and may God Almighty grant you compassion in the sight of the man, so that he will release to you your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”

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

From the God of your father who helps you,
And by the Almighty who blesses you
With blessings of heaven above,
Blessings of the deep that lies beneath,
Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

and I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name, Lord, I did not make Myself known to them.

The oracle of him who hears the words of God,
Who sees the vision of the Almighty,
Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered,

The oracle of him who hears the words of God,
And knows the knowledge of the Most High,
Who sees the vision of the Almighty,
Falling down, yet having his eyes uncovered.

She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

I went out full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has witnessed against me and the Almighty has afflicted me?”

“Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves,
So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

“For the arrows of the Almighty are within me,
Their poison my spirit drinks;
The terrors of God are arrayed against me.

“For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend;
So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty.

“Does God pervert justice?
Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?

“If you would seek God
And implore the compassion of the Almighty,

“Can you discover the depths of God?
Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?

“But I would speak to the Almighty,
And I desire to argue with God.

Because he has stretched out his hand against God
And conducts himself arrogantly against the Almighty.

‘Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him,
And what would we gain if we entreat Him?’

“Let his own eyes see his decay,
And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

“Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous,
Or profit if you make your ways perfect?

“They said to God, ‘Depart from us!’
And ‘What can the Almighty do to them?’

“If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored;
If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent,

Then the Almighty will be your gold
And choice silver to you.

“For then you will delight in the Almighty
And lift up your face to God.

“It is God who has made my heart faint,
And the Almighty who has dismayed me,

“Why are times not stored up by the Almighty,
And why do those who know Him not see His days?

“As God lives, who has taken away my right,
And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,

“Will he take delight in the Almighty?
Will he call on God at all times?

“I will instruct you in the power of God;
What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.

“This is the portion of a wicked man from God,
And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty.

When the Almighty was yet with me,
And my children were around me;

“And what is the portion of God from above
Or the heritage of the Almighty from on high?

“Oh that I had one to hear me!
Behold, here is my signature;
Let the Almighty answer me!
And the indictment which my adversary has written,

“But it is a spirit in man,
And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

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

“Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding.
Far be it from God to do wickedness,
And from the Almighty to do wrong.

“Surely, God will not act wickedly,
And the Almighty will not pervert justice.

“Surely God will not listen to an empty cry,
Nor will the Almighty regard it.

“The Almighty—we cannot find Him;
He is exalted in power
And He will not do violence to justice and abundant righteousness.

“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?
Let him who reproves God answer it.”

When the Almighty scattered the kings there,
It was snowing in Zalmon.

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

Wail, for the day of the Lord is near!
It will come as destruction from the Almighty.

I also heard the sound of their wings like the sound of abundant waters as they went, like the voice of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the sound of an army camp; whenever they stood still, they dropped their wings.

Moreover, the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.

Alas for the day!
For the day of the Lord is near,
And it will come as destruction from the Almighty.