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

He draws near to the Pit,
and his life to the executioners.

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

Do not be far from me, because distress is near
and there is no one to help.

Do not be like a horse or mule,
without understanding,
that must be controlled with bit and bridle
or else it will not come near you.

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

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

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

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

For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm of Asaph. A song.We give thanks to You, God;
we give thanks to You, for Your name is near.
People tell about Your wonderful works.

Even a sparrow finds a home,
and a swallow, a nest for herself
where 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.

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.

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

They loathed all food
and came near the gates of death.

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

You are near, Lord,
and all Your commands are true.

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

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

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

Crossing the street near her corner,
he strolled down the road to her house

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.

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

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

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.

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.

You who are far off, hear what I have done;
you who are near, know My strength.”

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.

“Come, gather together,
and draw near, you fugitives of the nations.
Those who carry their wooden idols,
and pray to a god who cannot save,
have no knowledge.

I am bringing My justice near;
it is not far away,
and My salvation will not delay.
I will put salvation in Zion,
My splendor in Israel.

The One who vindicates Me is near;
who will contend with Me?
Let us confront each other.
Who has a case against Me?
Let him come near Me!

My righteousness is near,
My salvation appears,
and My arms will bring justice to the nations.
The coastlands will put their hope in Me,
and they will look to My strength.

and you will be established
on a foundation of righteousness.
You will be far from oppression,
you will certainly not be afraid;
you will be far from terror,
it will certainly not come near you.

Seek the Lord while He may be found;
call to Him while He is near.

creating words of praise.”
The Lord says,
“Peace, peace to the one who is far or near,
and I will heal him.

They say, ‘Keep to yourself,
don’t come near me, for I am too holy for you!’
These practices are smoke in My nostrils,
a fire that burns all day long.

and go out to the Valley of Hinnom near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. Proclaim there the words I speak to you.

“Am I a God who is only near”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“and not a God who is far away?

all the kings of the north, both near and far from one another;
that is, all the kingdoms of the world which are on the face of the earth.
Finally, the king of Sheshach will drink after them.

and I brought them into the temple of the Lord to a chamber occupied by the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God, who had a chamber near the officials’ chamber, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper.

They left, stopping in Geruth Chimham, which is near Bethlehem, in order to make their way into Egypt,

Deploy small shields and large;
draw near for battle!

Moab’s calamity is near at hand;
his disaster is rushing swiftly.

Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of the land of Moab, those far and near.

Then the city was broken into, and all the warriors fled. They left the city by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden, though the Chaldeans surrounded the city. They made their way along the route to the Arabah.

You come near when I call on You;
You say: “Do not be afraid.”

צ TsadeOur steps were closely followed
so that we could not walk in our streets.
Our end drew near; our time ran out.
Our end had come!

The one who is far off will die by plague; the one who is near will fall by the sword; and the one who remains and is spared will die of famine. In this way I will exhaust My wrath on them.

Doom has come on you,
inhabitants of the land.
The time has come; the day is near.
There will be panic on the mountains
and not celebration.

Then He called to me directly with a loud voice, “Come near, executioners of the city, each of you with a destructive weapon in his hand.”

Slaughter the old men, the young men and women, as well as the older women and little children, but do not come near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were in front of the temple.

They are saying, ‘Isn’t the time near to build houses? The city is the pot, and we are the meat.’

Therefore say to them: This is what the Lord God says: I will put a stop to this proverb, and they will not use it again in Israel. But say to them: The days draw near, as well as the fulfillment of every vision.

He does not eat at the mountain shrines or raise his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or come near a woman during her menstrual impurity.

You are guilty of the blood you have shed, and you are defiled from the idols you have made. You have brought your judgment days near and have come to your years of punishment. Therefore, I have made you a disgrace to the nations and a mockery to all the lands.

Those who are near and those far away from you will mock you, you infamous one full of turmoil.

For a day is near;
a day belonging to the Lord is near.
It will be a day of clouds,
a time of doom for the nations.

“Now, son of man, your people are talking about you near the city walls and in the doorways of their houses. One person speaks to another, each saying to his brother, ‘Come and hear what the message is that comes from the Lord!’

“You, mountains of Israel, will produce your branches and bear your fruit for My people Israel, since their arrival is near.

They must not approach Me to serve Me as priests or come near any of My holy things or the most holy things. They will bear their disgrace and the consequences of the detestable acts they committed.

“They are the ones who may enter My sanctuary and draw near to My table to serve Me. They will keep My mandate.

A priest may not come near a dead person so that he becomes defiled. However, he may defile himself for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister.

It will be a holy area of the land to be used by the priests who minister in the sanctuary, who draw near to serve the Lord. It will be a place for their houses, as well as a holy area for the sanctuary.

So he approached where I was standing; when he came near, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision refers to the time of the end.”

Near the end of their kingdoms,
when the rebels have reached
the full measure of their sin,
an insolent king, skilled in intrigue,
will come to the throne.

Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but this day public shame belongs to us: the men of Judah, the residents of Jerusalem, and all Israel—those who are near and those who are far, in all the countries where You have dispersed them because of the disloyalty they have shown toward You.

Woe because of that day!
For the Day of the Lord is near
and will come as devastation from the Almighty.

Blow the horn in Zion;
sound the alarm on My holy mountain!
Let all the residents of the land tremble,
for the Day of the Lord is coming;
in fact, it is near—

Multitudes, multitudes
in the valley of decision!
For the Day of the Lord is near
in the valley of decision.

For the Day of the Lord is near,
against all the nations.
As you have done, so it will be done to you;
what you deserve will return on your own head.

The mountains will melt beneath Him,
and the valleys will split apart,
like wax near a fire,
like water cascading down a mountainside.

Be silent in the presence of the Lord God,
for the Day of the Lord is near.
Indeed, the Lord has prepared a sacrifice;
He has consecrated His guests.

The great Day of the Lord is near,
near and rapidly approaching.
Listen, the Day of the Lord—
then the warrior’s cry is bitter.

She has not obeyed;
she has not accepted discipline.
She has not trusted in Yahweh;
she has not drawn near to her God.

and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!”

From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!”

As He was telling them these things, suddenly one of the leaders came and knelt down before Him, saying, “My daughter is near death, but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.”

As you go, announce this: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’

When the grape harvest drew near, he sent his slaves to the farmers to collect his fruit.

“Now learn this parable from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.

In the same way, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near—at the door!

“Go into the city to a certain man,” He said, “and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My time is near; I am celebrating the Passover at your place with My disciples.’”

Then He came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the time is near. The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Get up; let’s go! See, My betrayer is near.”

Then Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the good news!”

When they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany near the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples

“Learn this parable from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.

In the same way, when you see these things happening, know that He is near—at the door!

Get up; let’s go! See—My betrayer is near.”

Heal the sick who are there, and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near you.’

‘We are wiping off as a witness against you even the dust of your town that clings to our feet. Know this for certain: The kingdom of God has come near.’

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

If he comes in the middle of the night, or even near dawn, and finds them alert, those slaves are blessed.

“Now his older son was in the field; as he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.

As He drew near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.

Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to Him. When he drew near, He asked him,

As they were listening to this, He went on to tell a parable because He was near Jerusalem, and they thought the kingdom of God was going to appear right away.