Other translations
American Standard Version
Am I a God at hand, saith Jehovah, and not a God afar off?
Darby Bible Translation
Am I a God at hand, saith Jehovah, and not a God afar off?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
Am I, think ye, a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
“Am I a God at hand, declares the LORD, and not a God far away?
God's Word
"I am a God who is near. I am also a God who is far away," declares the LORD.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
"Am I a God who is only near"--this is the LORD's declaration--"and not a God who is far away?
International Standard Version
"Am I a God who is near," declares the LORD, "rather than a God who is far away?
NET Bible
Do you people think that I am some local deity and not the transcendent God?" the LORD asks.
New American Standard Bible
"Am I a God who is near," declares the LORD, "And not a God far off?
New International Version
"Am I only a God nearby," declares the LORD, "and not a God far away?
New Living Translation
Am I a God who is only close at hand?" says the LORD. "No, I am far away at the same time.
Webster's Bible Translation
Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off.
The World English Bible
Am I a God at hand, says Yahweh, and not a God afar off?
EasyEnglish Bible
The Lord says, ‘Am I a God in only one place? No! I see everything everywhere!
Young‘s Literal Translation
A God near [am] I -- an affirmation of Jehovah, And not a God afar off?
New Life Version
“Am I a God Who is near,” says the Lord, “and not a God Who is far away?
The Voice Bible
Am I only a God who is close by, and not a God of the farthest reaches?
Living Bible
Am I a God who is only in one place and cannot see what they are doing?
New Catholic Bible
The Lord asks: Am I a God only when I am near at hand, but not when I am far away?
Legacy Standard Bible
“Am I a God who is near,” declares Yahweh, “And not a God far off?
Jubilee Bible 2000
Am I a God of the near only, said the LORD, and not a God of the far?
Christian Standard Bible
“Am I a God who is only near”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“and not a God who is far away?
Amplified Bible © 1954
Am I a God at hand, says the Lord, and not a God afar off?
New Century Version
“I am a God who is near,” says the Lord. “I am also a God who is far away.
The Message
“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. * * *
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
Am I a God who is only nearby, declares the Lord, and not a God far away?
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Am I a God near by, says the Lord, and not a God far off?
Good News Translation®
“I am a God who is everywhere and not in one place only.
Wycliffe Bible
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?)
Contemporary English Version
I am everywhere— both near and far,
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
“Am I a God at hand, says the Lord, and not a God afar off?
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Am I a God near by, says the Lord, and not a God far off?
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Am I a God near by, says the Lord, and not a God far off?
Common English Bible © 2011
The Lord declares, Am I a God who is only nearby and not far off?
Amplified Bible © 2015
“Am I a God who is at hand,” says the Lord, “And not a God far away?”
English Standard Version Anglicised
“Am I a God at hand, declares the Lord, and not a God far away?
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Am I a God near at hand only—oracle of the Lord— and not a God far off?
New American Standard Bible
“Am I a God who is near,” declares the Lord, “And not a God far off?
The Expanded Bible
“·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.
Tree of Life Version
“Am I God only when near” —it is a declaration of Adonai— “and not God when far off?
Revised Standard Version
“Am I a God at hand, says the Lord, and not a God afar off?
New International Reader's Version
“Am I only a God who is nearby?” announces the Lord. “Am I not a God who is also far away?
BRG Bible
Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?
Complete Jewish Bible
Am I God only when near,” asks Adonai, “and not when far away?
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Am I a God near by, says the Lord, and not a God far off?
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Am I Elohei mikarov, saith Hashem, and not Elohei merachok?
Names of God Bible
“I am an Elohim who is near. I am also an Elohim who is far away,” declares Yahweh.
Modern English Version
Am I a God who is near, says the Lord, and not a God far off?
Easy-to-Read Version
This message is from the Lord. “I am God, and I am always near. I am not far away.
International Children’s Bible
“I am a God who is near,” says the Lord. “I am also a God who is far away.”
Lexham English Bible
Am I a God from near,” declares Yahweh, “and not a God from far?
New International Version - UK
‘Am I only a God nearby,’ declares the Lord, ‘and not a God far away?