'Near' in the Bible

"Will the wild donkey bray from hunger if fresh grass is beside him? Will the ox low from distress if it is near its feed?

"If he were to pass near me, I wouldn't notice; if he moves by, I wouldn't perceive him.

He wanders around for food where is it? He knows that a time of darkness is near.

They turned night into dayand made light seem near in the face of darkness.

My relations and my near friends have given me up, and those living in my house have put me out of their minds.

From the town come sounds of pain from those who are near death, and the soul of the wounded is crying out for help; but God does not take note of their prayer.

The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.

Those cropping mallows near a shrub, And broom-roots is their food.

If I saw one near to death for need of clothing, and that the poor had nothing covering him;

I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.

Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

Is the wild ox willing to serve you? Will he sleep at night near your feeding trough?

“He is the first of the ways of God;Let his maker bring near his sword.

One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.

The sword may come near him but is not able to go through him; the spear, or the arrow, or the sharp-pointed iron.

He waits in ambush near the villages;he kills the innocent in secret places.His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;

Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

Cause me to tread in Thy truth, and teach me, For Thou art the God of my salvation, Near Thee I have waited all the day.

When those who practice evil, my enemies, and my oppressors come near me to devour my flesh, they stumble and fall.

For this cause let every saint make his prayer to you at a time when you are near: then the overflowing of the great waters will not overtake him.

Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

The Lord is near the brokenhearted;He saves those crushed in spirit.

Do not let the foot of the arrogant man come near meor the hand of the wicked one drive me away.

My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague;And my neighbors stand far away.

He hath ransomed in peace my soul From him who is near to me, For with the multitude they were with me.

How happy is the one You chooseand bring near to live in Your courts!We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,the holiness of Your temple.

When the Almighty scattered [the Canaanite] kings in the land of Canaan,It was snowing on Zalmon.

Draw near to me and redeem me;ransom me because of my enemies.

Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.

But as for me, my feet had almost gone from under me; I was near to slipping;

But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.

{To the chief Musician, Altaschith, A Psalm or Song of Asaph.} Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.

Even a sparrow finds a home,and a swallow, a nest for herselfwhere she places her young—near Your altars, Lord of Hosts,my King and my God.

His salvation is very near those who fear Him,so that glory may dwell in our land.

O Lord, God of my salvation, I have been crying to you for help by day and by night:

For I have had enough troubles,and my life is near Sheol.

From my youth,I have been afflicted and near death.I suffer Your horrors; I am desperate.

A thousand may fall at your sideAnd ten thousand at your right hand,But danger will not come near you.

no harm will come to you;no plague will come near your tent.

where the birds make nests, near the evergreens in which the herons live.

Hungry and thirsty,They fainted.

Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

Those who pursue evil plans come near;they are far from Your instruction.

Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.

TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.

Let your hand be near for my help; for I have given my heart to your orders.

Too long my soul has had its dwelling near [one who] hates peace.

Such knowledge is a wonder greater than my powers; it is so high that I may not come near it.

Just as one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered near the entrance to the place of the dead.

Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.

The Lord is near all who call out to Him,all who call out to Him with integrity.

He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.

Don’t plan any harm against your neighbor,for he trusts you and lives near you.

Keep far from it, do not go near; be turned from it, and go on your way.

Keep your way far from her.Don’t go near the door of her house.

Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,

Now she is in the street, now in the plazas, she lurks near every corner.

I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.

Then I am near Him, a workman, And I am a delight -- day by day. Rejoicing before Him at all times,

Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:

Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Better to draw near in obedience than to offer the sacrifice as fools do, for they ignorantly do wrong.

Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no delight in them”;

M If you do not know,most beautiful of women,follow the tracks of the flock,and pasture your young goatsnear the shepherds’ tents.

“He has brought me to his banqueting place,And his banner over me is love [waving overhead to protect and comfort me].

I made the door open to my loved one; but my loved one had taken himself away, and was gone, my soul was feeble when his back was turned on me; I went after him, but I did not come near him; I said his name, but he gave me no answer.

Thy neck as a tower of the ivory, Thine eyes pools in Heshbon, near the gate of Bath-Rabbim, Thy face as a tower of Lebanon looking to Damascus,

Woe to those joining house to house, Field to field they bring near, till there is no place, And ye have been settled by yourselves In the midst of the land!

who say: "Let God be quick, let him speed up his work so we may see it! Let it happen! let the plan of the Holy One of Israel draw near, so we may recognize it!'"

And I draw near unto the prophetess, and she conceiveth, and beareth a son; and Jehovah saith unto me, 'Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz,

And what do ye at a day of inspection? And at desolation? -- from afar it cometh. Near whom do ye flee for help? And where do ye leave your honour?

The nursing child will play near a cobra's hole, and the weaned child will put his hand on the viper's den.

Wail! For the day of the Lord is near.It will come like destruction from the Almighty.

And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.

sends couriers by sea,in reed vessels on the waters.Go, swift messengers,to a nation tall and smooth-skinned,to a people feared far and near,a powerful nation with a strange language,whose land is divided by rivers.

At that time a gift will be brought to Yahweh of Hosts from a people tall and smooth-skinned, a people feared far and near, a powerful nation with a strange language, whose land is divided by rivers—to Mount Zion, the place of the name of Yahweh of Hosts.

along with the plants by the mouth of the river. All the cultivated land near the river will turn to dust and be blown away.

On that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the center of the land of Egypt and a pillar to the Lord near her border.

the deep waters! Grain from the Shihor region, crops grown near the Nile she receives; she is the trade center of the nations.

Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.

Because you have said, We have made death our friend, and with the underworld we have made an agreement; when the overflowing waters come through they will not come near us; for we are looking to false words for help, taking cover in what is untrue:

Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.

Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.

Then the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, along with a massive army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. The Assyrian stood near the conduit of the upper pool, by the road to the Fuller’s Field.

In those days was Hezekiah sick and near death. Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, "Thus says Yahweh, 'Set your house in order, for you will die, and not live.'"

Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.

The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.

Whom I have taken hold of, from the ends of the earth, And from its near places I have called thee, And I say to thee, My servant Thou art, I have chosen thee, and not rejected thee.

Bring near your cause, saith Jehovah, Bring nigh your mighty ones, saith the king of Jacob.

Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.

Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.

I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.

Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.

He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.

My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who comes with good news, who gives word of peace, saying that salvation is near; who says to Zion, Your God is ruling!

In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.