I, I am the Lord, and there is no deliverer besides me.

Amos replied to Amaziah, “I was not a prophet by profession. No, I was a herdsman who also took care of sycamore fig trees.

Hear, O kings! Pay attention, O rulers! I will sing to the Lord! I will sing to the Lord God of Israel!

I, I am the one who blots out your rebellious deeds for my sake; your sins I do not remember.

Instead he will say, ‘I am no prophet – indeed, I am a farmer, for a man has made me his indentured servant since my youth.’

Abraham said, “I swear to do this.”

“I am the servant of Abraham,” he began.

If I am guilty, why then weary myself in vain?

May my thoughts be pleasing to him! I will rejoice in the Lord.

I am insignificant and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.

Then the guard cries out: “On the watchtower, O sovereign master, I stand all day long; at my post I am stationed every night.

“I, I am the one who consoles you. Why are you afraid of mortal men, of mere human beings who are as short-lived as grass?

Take note – I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse:

He asked me, ‘Who are you?’ I told him, ‘I’m an Amalekite.’

The woman conceived and then sent word to David saying, “I’m pregnant.”

“I am about to die. Be strong and become a man!

“How much less, then, can I answer him and choose my words to argue with him!

Then would I speak and not fear him, but it is not so with me.

What you know, I know also; I am not inferior to you!

I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of the person I did not know;