21 occurrences

'Distant' in the Bible

"And the next generation, [that is], your children who will rise [up] after you, and the foreigner who will come from a distant land, when they will see the plagues of that land and its diseases that Yahweh has inflicted upon it, will say,

Verse ConceptsForeignersGenerationsPeople From Far Away

Also for the foreigner who is not from your people Israel, and he comes from a distant land because of your name,

Verse ConceptsForeigners

"And also, with respect to the foreigner, he who [is] not of your people Israel, but comes from a distant land, for the sake of your great name and your powerful hand and outstretched arm, when he comes and prays to this house,

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfForeignersArmsHand Of GodStrangers in israelAliens

But you, O Yahweh, do not remain distant. O my help, hasten to help me.

Verse ConceptsGod Help!Hurrying Others On

Be broken, [you] peoples, and be dismayed. And listen, all distant [parts of the] earth; gird yourselves and be dismayed; gird yourselves and be dismayed!

Verse ConceptsBattlesVoicesBattle Cries

[They are] coming from a distant land, from the end of the heavens, Yahweh and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy {the whole earth}.

Verse ConceptsBabylonGod's IndignationAnger Of God, ConsequencesWeaponsDestruction Of CountriesWeapons Of GodGood Things From Far AwayPeople From Far Away

And Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, "What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?" And Hezekiah {answered}, "They came to me from a distant country, from Babylon."

Verse ConceptsPeople From Far AwayWhere From?Named Prophets Of The Lord

"Report to the nations, 'Here they are!' Proclaim against Jerusalem, 'Besiegers [are] coming {from a distant land}, and they raise their voice against the cities of Judah.'

Verse ConceptsVoicesAttacks On Jerusalem ForetoldPeople From Far AwayTelling Of MovementsNations Attacking Israel

What [is] this to me? Frankincense comes from Sheba, and the precious spice reed from a distant land. Your burnt offerings [are] not {acceptable}, your sacrifices are not pleasing to me."

Verse ConceptsPlantsTradeCommerceDelicaciesSweetnessFragranceGood Things From Far AwayNot Pleasing God

Look, the sound of the cry for help of the daughter of my people from a distant land, 'Is Yahweh not in Zion? Is her king not in her?' Why have they provoked me to anger with their images, with idols of a foreign land?"

Verse ConceptsProvoking GodGod Opposes IdolatryPeople From Far Away

Does the snow of Lebanon leave from [the] crags of Sirion? Or are [the] cold waters flowing from distant mountains dried up?

Verse ConceptsSnowCold, Figurative UseAbandoning Things

"Son of man, look! The house of Israel [is] saying, 'The vision that he [is] seeing [is] for many days [from now], and for distant times he [is] prophesying.'

Verse ConceptsProphetic VisionsRevelation Of The Future

{What is worse}, they sent for men {who come} from a distant place, [to] whom a messenger [was] sent to them, and look! They came! [Men] for whom you bathed and painted your eyes, and you adorned yourself [with] an ornament.

Verse ConceptsBathing, For RefreshmentOrnamentsCosmeticsEyes Cared ForWearing Jewellerycatsjewelrymakeup

Though I sow them among the nations, in the distant places they will remember me, and they will stay alive with their children, and they will return.

Verse ConceptsRemnantGod Scattering IsraelReturning to their landFar From HereLiving OnBelievers Remembering God

But the boat was already many stadia distant from the land, being beaten by the waves, because the wind was against [it].

Verse ConceptsWindFar From HereThe Sea Stirred Uplakes

And after not many days, the younger son gathered everything [and] went on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth [by] living wastefully.

Verse ConceptsGluttonyExtravaganceExcessBad Decision Making ExamplesBuying and sellingLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfLossThriftWantonnessDeparturesA Short TimeFar From HereShort Time Till The EndThey Committed Immorality

Therefore he said, "A certain nobleman traveled to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.

Verse ConceptsHeirsInheritance, SpiritualNoblesRich, TheIndividuals going homeFar From HereGifts And Talents

And behold, on [that] same day, two of them were traveling to a village {named} Emmaus [that was] sixty stadia distant from Jerusalem,

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LinearTwo Disciples

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Aloof (19 instances)
Distant (94 instances)
Inaccessible (14 instances)
Remote (38 instances)
Removed (389 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἀναγκή 
Anagke 
Usage: 15

διαδίδωμι 
Diadidomai 
Usage: 3

διαστολή 
Diastole 
Usage: 3

εὐμετάδοτος 
Eumetadotos 
Usage: 1

κοινωνέω 
Koinoneo 
Usage: 8

κοινωνία 
Koinonia 
Usage: 20

μερίζω 
merizo 
Usage: 8

στενοχωρέω 
Stenochoreo 
Usage: 3

στενοχωρία 
Stenochoria 
Usage: 4

συνόχη 
sunoche 
Usage: 1