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“Am I a God at hand,” saith the Lord, “and not a God afar off?
Am I a God at hand, saith Jehovah, and not a God afar off?
“Am I a God who is at hand,” says the Lord, “And not a God far away?”
Am I a God at hand, says the Lord, and not a God afar off?
Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?
“Am I a God who is only near”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“and not a God who is far away?
The Lord declares, Am I a God who is only nearby and not far off?
Am I God only when near,” asks Adonai, “and not when far away?
I am everywhere— both near and far,
Am I a God at hand, saith Jehovah, and not a God afar off?
Am I, think ye, a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?
This message is from the Lord. “I am God, and I am always near. I am not far away.
The Lord says, ‘Am I a God in only one place? No! I see everything everywhere!
Am I a God who is only nearby, declares the Lord, and not a God far away?
“Am I a God at hand, declares the Lord, and not a God far away?
“Am I a God at hand, declares the Lord, and not a God far away?
“·I am [L Am I only…?] a God who is near,” says the Lord. “·I am [L And not…?] also a God who is far away.
Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God far off?
“I am a God who is near. I am also a God who is far away,” declares the Lord.
“I am a God who is everywhere and not in one place only.
“Am I a God who is only near”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“and not a God who is far away?
“I am a God who is near,” says the Lord. “I am also a God who is far away.”
“Am I a God who is near,” declares the Lord, “rather than a God who is far away?
Am I a God of the near only, said the LORD, and not a God of the far?
Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?
Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?
“Am I a God who is near,” declares Yahweh, “And not a God far off?
Am I a God from near,” declares Yahweh, “and not a God from far?
Am I a God who is only in one place and cannot see what they are doing?
“Am I not a God near at hand”—God’s Decree— “and not a God far off? Can anyone hide out in a corner where I can’t see him?” God’s Decree. “Am I not present everywhere, whether seen or unseen?” God’s Decree. * * *
Am I a God who is near, says the Lord, and not a God far off?
“I am an Elohim who is near. I am also an Elohim who is far away,” declares Yahweh.
Am I a God near at hand only—oracle of the Lord— and not a God far off?
“Am I a God who is near,” declares the Lord, “And not a God far off?
“Am I a God who is near,” declares the Lord, “And not a God far off?
The Lord asks: Am I a God only when I am near at hand, but not when I am far away?
“I am a God who is near,” says the Lord. “I am also a God who is far away.
Do you people think that I am some local deity and not the transcendent God?” the Lord asks.
“Am I only a God who is nearby?” announces the Lord. “Am I not a God who is also far away?
“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the Lord, “and not a God far away?
‘Am I only a God nearby,’ declares the Lord, ‘and not a God far away?
“Am I a God near at hand,” says the Lord, “And not a God afar off?
“Am I a God Who is near,” says the Lord, “and not a God Who is far away?
Am I a God who is only close at hand?” says the Lord. “No, I am far away at the same time.
Am I a God near by, says the Lord, and not a God far off?
Am I a God near by, says the Lord, and not a God far off?
Am I a God near by, says the Lord, and not a God far off?
Am I a God near by, says the Lord, and not a God far off?
Am I Elohei mikarov, saith Hashem, and not Elohei merachok?
“Am I a God near at hand,” says the LORD, “and not a far off God?”
“Am I a God at hand, says the Lord, and not a God afar off?
“Am I a God at hand, says the Lord, and not a God afar off?
“Am I God only when near” —it is a declaration of Adonai— “and not God when far off?
Am I only a God who is close by, and not a God of the farthest reaches?
“Am I a God at hand,” says Yahweh, “and not a God afar off?
Guessest thou, whether I am God of nigh, saith the Lord, and not God afar? (Thinkest thou, that I am the God of near at hand, but not also the God of far away?)
A God near [am] I -- an affirmation of Jehovah, And not a God afar off?
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