Lexicon :: Strong's H4801 - merḥāq

Though the LORD is exalted,

He regards the lowly [and invites them into His fellowship];

But the proud and haughty He knows from a distance.

Like cold water to a thirsty soul,

So is good news from a distant land.

She is like the merchant ships [abounding with treasure];

She brings her [household’s] food from far away.

“Be broken [in pieces], O peoples, and be shattered!

Listen, all you [our enemies from the] far countries.

Prepare yourselves [for war], and be shattered;

Prepare yourselves [for war], and be shattered.

Now what will you do in the day of [God’s] punishment,

And in the storm of devastation which will come from far away?

To whom will you flee for help?

And where will you leave your wealth [for safekeeping]?

They are coming from a distant country,

From the end of heaven [the farthest horizon]—

The LORD and the weapons of His indignation—

To destroy the whole land.

The nations roar on like the roaring of many waters,

But God will rebuke them and they will flee far away,

And be chased like chaff on the mountains before the wind,

Or like whirling dust before the storm.

Now look, the [fn]name of the LORD comes from far away,

Burning with His anger, and heavy with [fn]smoke;

His lips are full of [fn]indignation,

And His tongue is like a consuming fire.

Your eyes will see the King in His beauty;

They will see a far-distant land.

Calling a bird of prey from the east,

From a far country, the man (Cyrus) of My purpose.

Truly I have spoken; truly I will bring it to pass.

I have planned it, be assured I will do it.

“Warn the [neighboring] nations now [that our enemy is coming]!

Announce to Jerusalem,

‘Besiegers are coming from a far country,

And they lift their voices and shout against the cities of Judah.

“Behold, I am bringing a nation against you from far away, O house of Israel,” says the LORD.

“It is a mighty and enduring nation,

It is an ancient nation,

A nation whose language you do not know,

Whose words you do not comprehend.

“For what purpose does frankincense come to Me from [fn]Sheba

And the sweet cane from a distant land?

Your burnt offerings are not acceptable

And your sacrifices are not sweet and pleasing to Me.”

Behold, [hear the sound of] the cry of the daughter of my people from the distant land [of Babylon]:

“Is not the LORD in Zion? Is not her King within her?”

[But the LORD answers] “Why have they provoked Me to anger with their carved images and with foreign idols?”

Hear the word of the LORD, O you nations,

And declare it in the isles and coastlands far away,

And say, “He who scattered Israel will gather him

And will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.”

“Furthermore, you have even sent a messenger for men to come from far away; and behold, they came—those for whom you bathed, painted your eyes, and decorated yourself with ornaments;

“When I scatter them among the nations,

They will remember Me in far countries,

And with their children they will live and come back [to Me and the land I gave them].