'It is I' in the Bible

It is in my power to do you harm, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful not to speak either good or bad to Jacob.’

Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it for us to kill our brother and cover up his blood?

And He said, “Certainly I will be with you, and this shall be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall worship God at this mountain.”

“If a man borrows anything from his neighbor, and it is injured or dies while its owner is not with it, he shall make full restitution.

If there is a man who marries a woman and her mother, it is immorality; both he and they shall be burned with fire, so that there will be no immorality in your midst.

(For only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaim. Behold, his bedstead was an iron bedstead; it is in Rabbah of the sons of Ammon. Its length was nine cubits and its width four cubits by ordinary cubit.)

‘See now that I, I am He,And there is no god besides Me;It is I who put to death and give life.I have wounded and it is I who heal,And there is no one who can deliver from My hand.

For as the Lord lives, who delivers Israel, though it is in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die.” But not one of all the people answered him.

Then Abner looked behind him and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” And he answered, “It is I.”

Nathan then said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘It is I who anointed you king over Israel and it is I who delivered you from the hand of Saul.

Then David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel who was striking down the people, and said, “Behold, it is I who have sinned, and it is I who have done wrong; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let Your hand be against me and against my father’s house.”

He said to him, “It is I. Go, say to your master, ‘Behold, Elijah is here.’”

Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that His burning anger may turn away from us.

“When I select an appointed time,It is I who judge with equity.

“The earth and all who dwell in it melt;It is I who have firmly set its pillars. Selah.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,When it is in your power to do it.

Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,But counselors of peace have joy.

The lizard you may grasp with the hands,Yet it is in kings’ palaces.

Yet it does not so intend,Nor does it plan so in its heart,But rather it is its purpose to destroyAnd to cut off many nations.

And the fading flower of its glorious beauty,Which is at the head of the fertile valley,Will be like the first-ripe fig prior to summer,Which one sees,And as soon as it is in his hand,He swallows it.

“It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed,And there was no strange god among you;So you are My witnesses,” declares the Lord,“And I am God.

Confirming the word of His servantAnd performing the purpose of His messengers.It is I who says of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be inhabited!’And of the cities of Judah, ‘They shall be built.’And I will raise up her ruins again.

“It is I who says to the depth of the sea, ‘Be dried up!’And I will make your rivers dry.

“It is I who says of Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd!And he will perform all My desire.’And he declares of Jerusalem, ‘She will be built,’And of the temple, ‘Your foundation will be laid.’”

“I will give you the treasures of darknessAnd hidden wealth of secret places,So that you may know that it is I,The Lord, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.

“It is I who made the earth, and created man upon it.I stretched out the heavens with My handsAnd I ordained all their host.

Who is this who comes from Edom,With garments of glowing colors from Bozrah,This One who is majestic in His apparel,Marching in the greatness of His strength?“It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”

“But if the prophet is prevailed upon to speak a word, it is I, the Lord, who have prevailed upon that prophet, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel.

Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into anything. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into anything!

You will fall on the open field; for it is I who have spoken,” declares the Lord God.

Yet it is I who taught Ephraim to walk,I took them in My arms;But they did not know that I healed them.

O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols?It is I who answer and look after you.I am like a luxuriant cypress;From Me comes your fruit.

Woe to those who scheme iniquity,Who work out evil on their beds!When morning comes, they do it,For it is in the power of their hands.

You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we have kept His charge, and that we have walked in mourning before the Lord of hosts?