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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Distant</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/d/distant.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/matthew/14-24.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/d/distant.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Distant</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/d/distance_from_micah's_house.htm" title="Distance from Micah's House">◄</a> Distant <a href="/topical/d/distant_coastlands.htm" title="Distant Coastlands">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#grk" title="Strong's Greek Concordance">Greek</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>The concept of "distant" in the Bible often refers to physical, relational, or spiritual separation. It can denote geographical remoteness, emotional estrangement, or spiritual alienation from God. The term is used in various contexts throughout Scripture, illustrating both literal and metaphorical distances.<br><br><b>Geographical Distance</b><br><br>In the Old Testament, geographical distance is frequently mentioned in the context of the Israelites' journey and the lands they encountered. For example, the Israelites' exodus from Egypt and their subsequent wanderings in the wilderness involved significant travel over distant lands. In <a href="/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">Deuteronomy 30:11-14</a>, God reassures the Israelites that His commandments are not too difficult or distant: "For this commandment I give you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. It is not in heaven, that you should need to ask, ‘Who will ascend into heaven to get it for us and proclaim it, that we may obey it?’"<br><br><b>Relational Distance</b><br><br>Relational distance is often depicted in the context of estrangement between individuals or groups. In the account of the Prodigal Son (<a href="/luke/15-11.htm">Luke 15:11-32</a>), the younger son creates a relational distance by leaving his father and squandering his inheritance in a distant country. This parable illustrates the consequences of relational separation and the joy of reconciliation when the son returns home.<br><br><b>Spiritual Distance</b><br><br>Spiritual distance from God is a recurring theme in the Bible. Sin is often described as creating a separation between humanity and God. <a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2</a> states, "But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear." This spiritual distance is not insurmountable, as God continually calls His people to repentance and offers reconciliation through faith.<br><br>In the New Testament, the concept of spiritual distance is addressed through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ. <a href="/ephesians/2-13.htm">Ephesians 2:13</a> highlights the reconciliation brought by Christ: "But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ." This verse emphasizes the bridging of spiritual distance through the sacrifice of Jesus, allowing believers to draw near to God.<br><br><b>Metaphorical Uses</b><br><br>The Bible also uses the idea of distance metaphorically to describe the vastness of God's mercy and forgiveness. <a href="/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12</a> declares, "As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us." This imagery conveys the infinite distance God places between believers and their sins, highlighting His grace and compassion.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The theme of distance in the Bible serves as a powerful reminder of the various separations that can exist in human experience—whether physical, relational, or spiritual. Yet, it also underscores the hope and possibility of reconciliation and closeness, particularly through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>a.</I>) Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.<p>2. (<I>a.</I>) Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives.<p>3. (<I>a.</I>) Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner.<p>4. (<I>a.</I>) Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.<p>5. (<I>a.</I>) Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3117.htm"><span class="l">3117. makros -- long, far <b>distant</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> long, far <b>distant</b>. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: makros Phonetic Spelling:<br> (mak-ros') Short Definition: long, <b>distant</b> Definition: long, <b>distant</b>, far <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3117.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/568.htm"><span class="l">568. apecho -- to hold back, keep off, to be away, be <b>distant</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> to hold back, keep off, to be away, be <b>distant</b>. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration:<br> apecho Phonetic Spelling: (ap-ekh'-o) Short Definition: I have in full, am <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/568.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4801.htm"><span class="l">4801. merchaq -- <b>distant</b> place, distance</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4800, 4801. merchaq. 4802 . <b>distant</b> place, distance. Transliteration: merchaq<br> Phonetic Spelling: (mer-khawk') Short Definition: afar. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4801.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7350.htm"><span class="l">7350. rachoq -- <b>distant</b>, far, a distance</span></a><br><b>...</b> 7349, 7350. rachoq or rachoq. 7351 . <b>distant</b>, far, a distance. Transliteration:<br> rachoq or rachoq Phonetic Spelling: (raw-khoke') Short Definition: far. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7350.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7368.htm"><span class="l">7368. rachaq -- to be or become far or <b>distant</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 7367, 7368. rachaq. 7369 . to be or become far or <b>distant</b>. Transliteration:<br> rachaq Phonetic Spelling: (raw-khak') Short Definition: far. Word Origin a prim <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7368.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3128.htm"><span class="l">3128. Yonath Elem Rechoqim -- "dove of <b>distant</b> silences," probably <b>...</b></span></a><br>Yonath Elem Rechoqim. 3127, 3128. Yonath Elem Rechoqim. 3129 . "dove of <b>distant</b><br> silences," probably the name of a melody. Transliteration <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3128.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7947.htm"><span class="l">7947. shalab -- to be bound or joined</span></a><br><b>...</b> equally <b>distant</b>, set in order. A primitive root; to space off; intensive (evenly)<br> to make equidistant -- equally <b>distant</b>, set in order. 7946, 7947. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7947.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5515.htm"><span class="l">5515. Sinim -- inhab. of unc. location</span></a><br><b>...</b> of unc. location NASB Word Usage Sinim (1). Sinim. Plural of an otherwise unknown<br> name; Sinim, a <b>distant</b> Oriental region -- Sinim. 5514, 5515. Sinim. 5516 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5515.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5867.htm"><span class="l">5867. Eylam -- a son of Shem, also his desc. and their country</span></a><br><b>...</b> Or mowlam (Ezra 10:2; Jeremiah 49:36) {o-lawm'}; probably from alam; hidden, ie<br> <b>Distant</b>; Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5867.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm"><span class="l">7218. rosh -- head</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1), bodyguard* (1), captains (3), census (7), chief (35), chief men (6), chiefs<br> (3), companies (7), company (5), corner (1), count (1), <b>distant</b> (1), divisions <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7218.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5331.htm"><span class="l">5331. netsach -- eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity</span></a><br><b>...</b> figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence;<br> but usually (adverbially), continually (ie To the most <b>distant</b> point of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5331.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/plotinus/the_six_enneads/eighth_tractate_why_distant_objects.htm"><span class="l">Eighth Tractate. Why <b>Distant</b> Objects Appear Small.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE SECOND ENNEAD EIGHTH TRACTATE. WHY <b>DISTANT</b> OBJECTS APPEAR SMALL. 1. Seen<br> from a distance, objects appear reduced and close together <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../plotinus/the six enneads/eighth tractate why distant objects.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/the_hymnal_of_the_protestant_episcopal_church_in_the_usa/carols_548_like_silver_lamps.htm"><span class="l">Like Silver Lamps in a <b>Distant</b> Shrine</span></a> <br><b>...</b> VII. CAROLS Carols 548. Like silver lamps in a <b>distant</b> shrine. PM <b>...</b> William C. Dix,<br> 1867. Like silver lamps in a <b>distant</b> shrine,. The stars are sparkling bright; <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../carols 548 like silver lamps.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_73_of_the_situation.htm"><span class="l">Of the Situation of Tiberias.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Consult the maps, and you see Tiberias in them seated, as it were, in the middle<br> shore of the sea of Gennesaret, equally <b>distant</b> almost from the utmost south <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 73 of the situation.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_j/looking_to_the_hills.htm"><span class="l">Looking to the Hills</span></a> <br><b>...</b> We see the exile, wearied with the monotony of the long-stretching, flat plains<br> of Babylonia, summoning up before his mind the <b>distant</b> hills where his home was <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/looking to the hills.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_54_tsok_and_beth.htm"><span class="l">Tsok: and Beth Chadudo.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> When they sent forth the goat Azazel, on the day of expiation,"before that, they<br> set up ten tents, a mile <b>distant</b> one from another: where some betook <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 54 tsok and beth.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_70_the_lake_of.htm"><span class="l">The Lake of Gennesaret; Or, the Sea of Galilee and Tiberias.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the fortification is destroyed, and fallen into the hands of the Gentiles"...Sinnabri<br> in the Talmudists is Sennabris, in Josephus, being <b>distant</b> from Tiberias <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 70 the lake of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_14_ascalon_gerar_the.htm"><span class="l">Ascalon. Gerar. The Story of the Eighty Witches.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Ascalon was <b>distant</b> from Jerusalem five hundred and twenty furlongs: that is,<br> sixty-five miles. Which is to be understood of the older Ascalon. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 14 ascalon gerar the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/schaff/history_of_the_christian_church_volume_i/section_93_the_epistles_of.htm"><span class="l">The Epistles of the Captivity.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> He thus turned the prison into a pulpit, sent inspiration and comfort to his <b>distant</b><br> congregations, and rendered a greater service to future ages than he could <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../schaff/history of the christian church volume i/section 93 the epistles of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/the_christian_foundation_or_scientific_and_religious_journal_v_1/species_or_units_of_nature.htm"><span class="l">Species, or Units of Nature.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Darwin says, "Judging from the past, we may safely infer that not one living species<br> will transmit its unaltered likeness to a <b>distant</b> futurity." Well, how is <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../species or units of nature.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/the_worlds_great_sermons_volume_10/jowett__apostolic_optimism.htm"><span class="l">Jowett -- Apostolic Optimism</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the air of his elevated hamlet, "Ay, sir, it's a fine air is this westerly breeze;<br> I like to think of it as having traveled from the <b>distant</b> fields of the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/the worlds great sermons volume 10/jowett apostolic optimism.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/d/distant.htm"><span class="l"><b>Distant</b> (56 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (a.) Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity,<br> or connection; as, <b>distant</b> times; <b>distant</b> relatives. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/distant.htm - 23k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/far-distant.htm"><span class="l">Far-<b>distant</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br>Far-<b>distant</b>. Far-covering, Far-<b>distant</b>. Fare . Multi-Version<br> Concordance Far-<b>distant</b> (1 Occurrence). Isaiah 33:17 Thine <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/far-distant.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/far.htm"><span class="l">Far (2526 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) A young pig, or a litter of pigs. 2. (a.) <b>Distant</b> in any direction; not<br> near; remote; mutually separated by a wide space or extent. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/far.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nigh.htm"><span class="l">Nigh (243 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (superl.) Not <b>distant</b> or remote in place or time;<br> near. <b>...</b> 6. (prep.) Near to; not remote or <b>distant</b> from. Int. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nigh.htm - 36k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/long.htm"><span class="l">Long (2810 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> hours of watching. 4. (superl.) Occurring or coming after an extended interval;<br><b>distant</b> in time; far away. 5. (superl.) Extended <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/long.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gerizim.htm"><span class="l">Gerizim (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> It stood over against Mount Ebal, the summits of these mountains being <b>distant</b><br> from each other about 2 miles (Deuteronomy 27; Joshua 8:30-35). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gerizim.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/farther.htm"><span class="l">Farther (33 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (superl.) More remote; more <b>distant</b> than<br> something else. 2. (superl.) Tending to a greater distance <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/farther.htm - 19k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/travelled.htm"><span class="l">Travelled (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Luke 15:13 No long time afterwards the younger son got all together and travelled<br> to a <b>distant</b> country, where he wasted his money in debauchery and excess. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/travelled.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/removed.htm"><span class="l">Removed (294 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3. (a.) Dismissed from office. 4. (a.) <b>Distant</b> in location; remote. 5. (a.)<br><b>Distant</b> by degrees in relationship; as, a cousin once removed. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/removed.htm - 34k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/remote.htm"><span class="l">Remote (17 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (superl.) Removed to a distance; not near; far away; <b>distant</b>; -- said in<br> respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/remote.htm - 12k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/star-light.html">How can the light of stars billions of light years away from the earth have reached us if the earth is only thousands of years old? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/spiritual-dryness.html">What is spiritual dryness, and how can I overcome it? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/parable-prodigal-son.html">What is the meaning of the Parable of the Prodigal Son? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/distant.htm">Distant: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Distant (56 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/14-24.htm">Matthew 14:24</a></span><br />and the boat was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/7-6.htm">Luke 7:6</a></span><br />And Jesus was going on with them, and now when he is not far <span class="boldtext">distant</span> from the house the centurion sent unto him friends, saying to him, 'Sir, be not troubled, for I am not worthy that under my roof thou mayest enter;<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/15-13.htm">Luke 15:13</a></span><br />No long time afterwards the younger son got all together and travelled to a <span class="boldtext">distant</span> country, where he wasted his money in debauchery and excess.<br /><span class="source">(WEY NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/15-20.htm">Luke 15:20</a></span><br />And having risen, he went unto his own father, and he being yet far <span class="boldtext">distant</span>, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell upon his neck and kissed him;<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/19-12.htm">Luke 19:12</a></span><br />So He said to them, "A man of noble family travelled to a <span class="boldtext">distant</span> country to obtain the rank of king, and to return.<br /><span class="source">(WEY DBY NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/24-13.htm">Luke 24:13</a></span><br />And behold, two of them were going on the same day to a village <span class="boldtext">distant</span> sixty stadia from Jerusalem, called Emmaus;<br /><span class="source">(DBY YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/11-18.htm">John 11:18</a></span><br />(Now Bethany was nigh to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs <span class="boldtext">distant</span>.)<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_peter/1-9.htm">2 Peter 1:9</a></span><br />For the man in whom they are lacking is blind and cannot see <span class="boldtext">distant</span> objects, in that he has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his old sins.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/36-22.htm">Exodus 36:22</a></span><br />One board had two tenons, equally <span class="boldtext">distant</span> one from another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/9-10.htm">Numbers 9:10</a></span><br />Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, Though any man is unclean by a body or in a <span class="boldtext">distant</span> journey (of you or of your generations), yet he hath prepared a passover to Jehovah;<br /><span class="source">(YLT NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-24.htm">Deuteronomy 14:24</a></span><br />If the way is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry it, because the place is too far from you, which Yahweh your God shall choose, to set his name there, when Yahweh your God shall bless you;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/20-15.htm">Deuteronomy 20:15</a></span><br />Thus shalt thou do to all the cities which are very <span class="boldtext">distant</span> from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-22.htm">Deuteronomy 29:22</a></span><br />So that the generation to come of your children that shall arise after you, and the stranger that shall come from a <span class="boldtext">distant</span> land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the LORD hath laid upon it;<br /><span class="source">(WBS NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-4.htm">Deuteronomy 30:4</a></span><br />If any of thine that are dispersed be in the uttermost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will He fetch thee.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/9-6.htm">Joshua 9:6</a></span><br />They went to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him, and to the men of Israel, "We have come from a far country. Now therefore make a covenant with us."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/9-9.htm">Joshua 9:9</a></span><br />They said to him, "Your servants have come from a very far country because of the name of Yahweh your God; for we have heard of his fame, all that he did in Egypt,<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-19.htm">2 Samuel 7:19</a></span><br />This was yet a small thing in your eyes, Lord Yahweh; but you have spoken also of your servant's house for a great while to come; and this after the manner of men, Lord Yahweh!<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/8-41.htm">1 Kings 8:41</a></span><br />"Moreover concerning the foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, when he shall come out of a far country for your name's sake<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/20-14.htm">2 Kings 20:14</a></span><br />Then Isaiah the prophet came to king Hezekiah, and said to him, "What did these men say? From where did they come to you?" Hezekiah said, "They are come from a far country, even from Babylon."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-32.htm">2 Chronicles 6:32</a></span><br />Moreover concerning the stranger, who is not of thy people Israel, but hath come from a <span class="boldtext">distant</span> country for thy great name's sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy out-stretched arm; if they come and pray in this house;<br /><span class="source">(WBS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/esther/10-1.htm">Esther 10:1</a></span><br />King Ahasuerus laid a tribute on the land, and on the islands of the sea.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/22-12.htm">Job 22:12</a></span><br />"Isn't God in the heights of heaven? See the height of the stars, how high they are!<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/56-1.htm">Psalms 56:1</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Silent Dove in <span class="boldtext">Distant</span> Lands." A poem by David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/65-5.htm">Psalms 65:5</a></span><br />By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation, thou confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of the <span class="boldtext">distant</span> regions of the sea.... <br /><span class="source">(DBY JPS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/72-10.htm">Psalms 72:10</a></span><br />The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/97-1.htm">Psalms 97:1</a></span><br />Yahweh reigns! Let the earth rejoice! Let the multitude of islands be glad! <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/25-25.htm">Proverbs 25:25</a></span><br />As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/27-10.htm">Proverbs 27:10</a></span><br />Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a <span class="boldtext">distant</span> brother. <br /><span class="source">(WEB)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/5-26.htm">Isaiah 5:26</a></span><br />And he will let a flag be lifted up as a sign to a far-off nation, whistling to them from the ends of the earth: and they will come quickly and suddenly.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/7-18.htm">Isaiah 7:18</a></span><br />And it will be in that day that the Lord will make a piping sound for the fly which is in the end of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee which is in the land of Assyria.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">Isaiah 8:9</a></span><br />Rage, ye peoples, and be broken in pieces! And give ear, all ye <span class="boldtext">distant</span> parts of the earth: Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces!<br /><span class="source">(DBY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/13-5.htm">Isaiah 13:5</a></span><br />They come from a far country, from the farthest part of heaven, even the Lord and the instruments of his wrath, with destruction for all the land.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/23-7.htm">Isaiah 23:7</a></span><br />Is this the town which was full of joy, whose start goes back to times long past, whose wanderings took her into far-off countries?<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/33-17.htm">Isaiah 33:17</a></span><br />Your eyes will see the king in his beauty. They will see a <span class="boldtext">distant</span> land. <br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/39-3.htm">Isaiah 39:3</a></span><br />Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah, and said to him, What did these men say, and where did they come from? And Hezekiah said, They came from a far country, even from Babylon.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/45-21.htm">Isaiah 45:21</a></span><br />Give the word, put forward your cause, let us have a discussion together: who has given news of this in the past? who made it clear in early times? did not I, the Lord? and there is no God but me; a true God and a saviour; there is no other.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/49-1.htm">Isaiah 49:1</a></span><br />Give ear, O sea-lands, to me; and take note, you peoples from far: I have been marked out by the Lord from the first; when I was still in my mother's body, he had my name in mind:<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/66-19.htm">Isaiah 66:19</a></span><br />And I will put a sign among them, and I will send those who are still living to the nations, to Tarshish, Put, and Lud, Meshech and Rosh, Tubal and Javan, to the sea-lands far away, who have not had word of me, or seen my glory; and they will give the knowledge of my glory to the nations.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/4-16.htm">Jeremiah 4:16</a></span><br />Make this come to the minds of the nations, make a statement openly against Jerusalem, that attackers are coming from a far country and their voices will be loud against the towns of Judah.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-15.htm">Jeremiah 5:15</a></span><br />See, I will send you a nation from far away, O people of Israel, says the Lord; a strong nation and an old nation, a nation whose language is strange to you, so that you may not get the sense of their words.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-20.htm">Jeremiah 6:20</a></span><br />To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a <span class="boldtext">distant</span> country? your burnt-offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet to me.<br /><span class="source">(WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Jeremiah 8:19</a></span><br />Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a <span class="boldtext">distant</span> country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?<br /><span class="source">(WBS NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Jeremiah 9:26</a></span><br />Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that have the corners of their hair cut off, who dwell in the wilderness; for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/18-14.htm">Jeremiah 18:14</a></span><br />Shall the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? or shall the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up? <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23</a></span><br />Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all who have the corners of their hair cut off;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/30-10.htm">Jeremiah 30:10</a></span><br />Therefore fear thou not, O Jacob My servant, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel; for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall again be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">Jeremiah 31:10</a></span><br />Hear the word of Yahweh, you nations, and declare it in the islands afar off; and say, He who scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as shepherd does his flock.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/46-27.htm">Jeremiah 46:27</a></span><br />And thou, thou dost not fear, my servant Jacob, Nor 'art' thou dismayed, O Israel, For lo, I am saving thee from afar, And thy seed from the land of their captivity, And Jacob hath turned back, And hath been at rest, and been at ease, And there is none disturbing.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/49-32.htm">Jeremiah 49:32</a></span><br />Their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their livestock a spoil: and I will scatter to all winds those who have the corners of their hair cut off; and I will bring their calamity from every side of them, says Yahweh.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-50.htm">Jeremiah 51:50</a></span><br />You who have escaped the sword, go, don't stand still; remember Yahweh from afar, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-27.htm">Ezekiel 12:27</a></span><br />Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are <span class="boldtext">distant</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WBS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/daniel/4-22.htm">Daniel 4:22</a></span><br />it is you, O king, that are grown and become strong; for your greatness is grown, and reaches to the sky, and your dominion to the end of the earth.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/daniel/8-26.htm">Daniel 8:26</a></span><br />The vision of the evenings and mornings which has been told is true: but seal up the vision; for it belongs to many days to come. <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joel/3-8.htm">Joel 3:8</a></span><br />and I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hands of the children of Judah, and they will sell them to the men of Sheba, to a faraway nation, for Yahweh has spoken it."<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/micah/4-3.htm">Micah 4:3</a></span><br />and he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning strong nations afar off. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. 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