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King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—far more than she had brought the king. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.

He reigned over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt.

He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.

Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah.

Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder

The Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, for he had become exceedingly powerful.

And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously until he became powerful.

And the couriers traveled from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun, but the people scorned and mocked them.

Josiah did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them.

At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.

Next to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. And next to him, Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.

The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.

The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.

Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-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 Mighty.

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

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

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

…over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.

But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering that gate.

Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far,

His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.

Still, their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.

But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.

Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.

Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.

They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.

…and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?

Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?

He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?

Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.

But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.

O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.

Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.

Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.

How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah

I would hurry to my shelter, far from this raging tempest.”

Those who live far away fear Your wonders; You make the dawn and sunset shout for joy.

Be not far from me, O God. Hurry, O my God, to help me.

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

For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.

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

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

May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.

The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.

He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide.

Those who follow after wickedness draw near; they are far from Your law.

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

Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,

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

Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.

A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.

…until the LORD has driven men far away and the land is utterly forsaken.

You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.

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

My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. With weeping they ascend the slope of Luhith; they lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim.

My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. With weeping they ascend the slope of Luhith; they lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim.

For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea.

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

Is this your jubilant city, whose origin is from antiquity, whose feet have taken her to settle far away?

Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.

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

Listen to Me, you stubborn people, far removed from righteousness:

I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.

Behold, they will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Aswan.”

For your ruined and desolate places and your ravaged land will now indeed be too small for your people, and those who devoured you will be far away.

In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you.

In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you.

“Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”

…bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”

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

We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.

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

This is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me? They followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves.

Listen to the cry of the daughter of my people from a land far away: “Is the LORD no longer in Zion? Is her King no longer there?” “Why have they provoked Me to anger with 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 hearts.

“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?”

…all the kings of the north, both near and far, one after another—all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshach will drink it too.

The whole valley of the dead bodies and 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 again be uprooted or demolished.”

So they entered the land of Egypt because they did not obey the voice of the LORD, and they went as far as Tahpanhes.

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

You who have escaped the sword, depart and do not linger! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.”

He who is far off will die by the plague, he who is near will fall by the sword, and he who remains will die by famine. So I will vent My fury upon them.

“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”

The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.

“Son of man, your brothers—your relatives, your fellow exiles, and the whole house of Israel—are those of whom the people of Jerusalem have said, ‘They are far away from the LORD; this land has been given to us as a possession.’

Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Although 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 to which they have gone.’

Those near and far will mock you, O infamous city, full of turmoil.

…therefore I am against you and against your rivers. I will turn the land of Egypt into a ruin, a desolate wasteland from Migdol to Syene, and as far as the border of Cush.

…as well as Gomer with all its troops, and Beth-togarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you.

And you will come from your place out of the far north—you and many peoples with you, all riding horses—a mighty horde, a huge army.

I will turn you around, drive you along, bring you up from the far north, and send you against the mountains of Israel.

And the distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its inner portico was fifty cubits.

Now let them remove far from Me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will dwell among them forever.

Then the man brought me through the entrance at the side of the gate into the holy chambers facing north, which belonged to the priests, and he showed me a place there at the far western end