'Far' in the Bible

After him Uzziel son of Harhaiah, the goldsmith, made repairs, and next to him Hananiah son of the perfumer made repairs. They restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.

Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler over the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and roofed it. Then he installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also made repairs to the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the city of David.

After him Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler over half the district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Warriors.

Next to him the Tekoites made repairs to another section from a point opposite the great tower that juts out, as far as the wall of Ophel.

Next to him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs to the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the upper room of the corner.

Then I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “The work is enormous and spread out, and we are separated far from one another along the wall.

On that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced because God had given them great joy. The women and children also celebrated, and Jerusalem’s rejoicing was heard far away.

He only went as far as the King’s Gate, since the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering the King’s Gate.

Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all of King Ahasuerus’s provinces, both near and far.

His children are far from safety.They are crushed at the city gate,with no one to rescue them.

But their prosperity is not of their own doing.The counsel of the wicked is far from me!

But it was He who filled their houses with good things.The counsel of the wicked is far from me!

He cuts a shaft far from human habitation,in places unknown to those who walk above ground.Suspended far away from people,the miners swing back and forth.

when I declared: “You may come this far, but no farther;your proud waves stop here”?

Lord, why do You stand so far away?Why do You hide in times of trouble?

For the choir director: according to “The Deer of the Dawn.” A Davidic psalm.My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?Why are You so far from my deliveranceand from my words of groaning?

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

But You, Lord, don’t be far away.My strength, come quickly to help me.

You saw it, Lord; do not be silent.Lord, do not be far from me.

Lord, do not abandon me;my God, do not be far from me.

Like sheep they are headed for Sheol;Death will shepherd them.The upright will rule over them in the morning,and their form will waste away in Sheol,far from their lofty abode.

How far away I would flee;I would stay in the wilderness.Selah

Those who live far away are awed by Your signs;You make east and west shout for joy.

God, do not be far from me;my God, hurry to help me.

Those far from You will certainly perish;You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.

A devious heart will be far from me;I will not be involved with evil.

As far as the east is from the west,so far has He removedour transgressions from us.

Let his children wander as beggars,searching for food far from their demolished homes.

He loved cursing—let it fall on him;he took no delight in blessing—let it be far from him.

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

Salvation is far from the wickedbecause they do not seek Your statutes.

You know when I sit down and when I stand up;You understand my thoughts from far away.

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

The Lord is far from the wicked,but He hears the prayer of the righteous.

There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked;the one who guards himself stays far from them.

Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,and don’t go to your brother’s housein your time of calamity;better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.Give me neither poverty nor wealth;feed me with the food I need.

Who can find a capable wife?She is far more precious than jewels.

She is like the merchant ships,bringing her food from far away.

I said to myself, “Look, I have amassed wisdom far beyond all those who were over Jerusalem before me, and my mind has thoroughly grasped wisdom and knowledge.”

and the Lord drives the people far away,leaving great emptiness in the land.

What will you do on the day of punishmentwhen devastation comes from far away?Who will you run to for help?Where will you leave your wealth?

They are coming from a far land,from the distant horizon—the Lord and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole country.

Heshbon and Elealeh cry out;their voices are heard as far away as Jahaz.Therefore the soldiers of Moab cry out,and they tremble.

My heart cries out over Moab,whose fugitives flee as far as Zoar,to Eglath-shelishiyah;they go up the slope of Luhith weeping;they raise a cry of destructionon the road to Horonaim.

For Heshbon’s terraced vineyardsand the grapevines of Sibmah have withered.The rulers of the nationshave trampled its choice vinesthat reached as far as Jazerand spread to the desert.Their shoots spread outand reached the Dead Sea.

The nations rage like the raging of many waters.He rebukes them, and they flee far away,driven before the wind like chaff on the hillsand like tumbleweeds before a gale.

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.

All your rulers have fled together,captured without a bow.All your fugitives were captured together;they had fled far away.

Is this your jubilant city,whose origin was in ancient times,whose feet have taken herto settle far away?

On that daythe Lord will thresh grain from the Euphrates Riveras far as the Wadi of Egypt,and you Israelites will be gathered one by one.

The Lord said:Because these people approach Me with their mouthsto honor Me with lip-service—yet their hearts are far from Me,and their worship consists of man-made ruleslearned by rote—

For though his princes are at Zoanand his messengers reach as far as Hanes,

Look, Yahweh comes from far away,His anger burning and heavy with smoke.His lips are full of fury,and His tongue is like a consuming fire.

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

You have mocked the Lord through your servants.You have said, “With my many chariotsI have gone up to the heights of the mountains,to the far recesses of Lebanon.I cut down its tallest cedars,its choice cypress trees.I came to its distant heights,its densest forest.

I will say to the north: Give them up!and to the south: Do not hold them back!Bring My sons from far away,and My daughters from the ends of the earth—

I call a bird of prey from the east,a man for My purpose from a far country.Yes, I have spoken; so I will also bring it about.I have planned it; I will also do it.

Listen to me, you hardhearted,far removed from justice:

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.

See, these will come from far away,from the north and from the west,and from the land of Sinim.

For your waste and desolate placesand your land marked by ruins—will now be indeed too small for the inhabitants,and those who swallowed you up will be far away.

and you will be establishedon 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.

“Come, let me get some wine,let’s guzzle some beer;and tomorrow will be like today,only far better!” >

You went to the king with oiland multiplied your perfumes;you sent your couriers far awayand sent them down even to Sheol.

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

Therefore justice is far from us,and righteousness does not reach us.We hope for light, but there is darkness;for brightness, but we live in the night.

We all growl like bearsand moan like doves.We hope for justice, but there is none;for salvation, but it is far from us.

Justice is turned back,and righteousness stands far off.For truth has stumbled in the public square,and honesty cannot enter.

Raise your eyes and look around:they all gather and come to you;your sons will come from far away,and your daughters will be carried on the hip.

Yes, the islands will wait for Mewith the ships of Tarshish in the lead,to bring your children from far away,their silver and gold with them,for the honor of the Lord your God,the Holy One of Israel,who has glorified you.

I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, Lud (who are archers), Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away—who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. And they will proclaim My glory among the nations.

This is what the Lord says:What fault did your fathers find in Methat they went so far from Me,followed worthless idols,and became worthless themselves?

Listen—the cry of my dear peoplefrom a far away land,“Is the Lord no longer in Zion,her King not within her?”Why have they provoked me to angerwith their carved images,with their worthless foreign idols?

You planted them, and they have taken root.They have grown and produced fruit.You are ever on their lips,but far from their conscience.

“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.

As for you, My servant Jacob,do not be afraid—this is the Lord’s declaration—and do not be dismayed, Israel,for without fail I will save you from far away,your descendants, from the land of their captivity!Jacob will return and have calm and quietwith no one to frighten him.

the Lord appeared to him from far away.I have loved you with an everlasting love;therefore, I have continued to extend faithful love to you.

Nations, hear the word of the Lord,and tell it among the far off coastlands!Say: The One who scattered Israel will gather him.He will watch over him as a shepherd guards his flock,

The whole valley—the corpses, the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east—will be holy to the Lord. It will never be uprooted or demolished again.”

and they went to the land of Egypt because they did not obey the voice of the Lord. They went as far as Tahpanhes.

But you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid,and do not be discouraged, Israel,for without fail I will save you from far awayand your descendants, from the land of their captivity!Jacob will return and have calm and quietwith no one to frighten him.

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

“There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices as far as Jahaz—from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah—because even the waters of Nimrim have become desolate.

We tried to heal Babylon,but she could not be healed.Abandon her!Let each of us go to his own land,for her judgment extends to the skyand reaches as far as the clouds.

You who have escaped the sword,go and do not stand still!Remember the Lord from far away,and let Jerusalem come to your mind.

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.

The sound of the cherubim’s wings could be heard as far as the outer court; it was like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.

“Therefore say: This is what the Lord God says: Though I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone.

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

“In addition, they sent for men who came from far away when a messenger was dispatched to them. And look how they came! You bathed, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry for them.

therefore, I am against you and your Nile. I will turn the land of Egypt into ruins, a desolate waste from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Cush.

reaching to the top of the entrance, and as far as the inner temple and on the outside. On every wall all around, on the inside and outside, was a pattern

Now let them remove their prostitution and the corpses of their kings far from Me, and I will dwell among them forever.

“This is what the Lord God says: You have gone too far, princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Put an end to your evictions of My people.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Then he brought me through the entrance that was at the side of the gate, into the priests’ holy chambers, which faced north. I saw a place there at the far western end.

Berothah, and Sibraim (which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.

On the south side it will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, and on to the Brook of Egypt as far as the Mediterranean Sea. This will be the southern side.