Lexicon :: Strong's H7368 - rāḥaq

and went and sat at a distance, about a bowshot away, for she said, “I can’t bear to watch the boy die! ” While she sat at a distance, she[fn] wept loudly.

They had not gone very far from the city when Joseph said to his steward, “Get up. Pursue the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good?

Pharaoh responded, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but don’t go very far. Make an appeal for me.”

“Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty.

Now Moses took a tent and pitched it outside the camp, at a distance from the camp; he called it the tent of meeting. Anyone who wanted to consult the LORD would go to the tent of meeting that was outside the camp.

“If the place where the LORD your God chooses to put his name is too far from you, you may slaughter any of your herd or flock he has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat it within your city gates whenever you want.

“But if the distance is too great for you to carry it, since the place where the LORD your God chooses to put his name is too far away from you and since the LORD your God has blessed you,

and the water flowing downstream stood still, rising up in a mass that extended as far as[fn] Adam, a city next to Zarethan. The water flowing downstream into the Sea of the Arabah ​— ​the Dead Sea ​— ​was completely cut off, and the people crossed opposite Jericho.

He commanded them, “Pay attention. Lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it, and all of you be ready.

After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men who were in the houses near it were mustered and caught up with the Danites.

His children are far from safety.

They are crushed at the city gate,

with no one to rescue them.

if there is iniquity in your hand, remove it,

and don’t allow injustice to dwell in your tents —

remove your hand from me,

and do not let your terror frighten me.

He has removed my brothers from me;

my acquaintances have abandoned me.

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!

If you return to the Almighty, you will be renewed.

If you banish injustice from your tent

They despise me and keep their distance from me;

they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

Don’t be far from me, because distress is near

and there’s 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.

“How far away I would flee;

I would stay in the wilderness.Selah

God, do not be far from me;

my God, hurry to help me.

You have distanced my friends from me;

you have made me repulsive to them.

I am shut in and cannot go out.

You have distanced loved one and neighbor from me;

darkness is my only friend.[fn]

As far as the east is from the west,

so far has he removed

our transgressions from us.

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[fn] come near;

they are far from your instruction.

Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly,

and don’t let your lips talk deviously.

Keep your way far from her.

Don’t go near the door of her house.

All the brothers of a poor person hate him;

how much more do his friends

keep their distance from him!

He may pursue them with words,

but they are not there.[fn]

There are thorns and snares on the way of the crooked;

the one who guards himself stays far from them.

Foolishness is bound to the heart of a youth;

a rod of discipline will separate it from him.

Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.

Give me neither poverty nor wealth;

feed me with the food I need.

a time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;

a time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing;

before the silver cord is snapped,[fn]

and the gold bowl is broken,

and the jar is shattered at the spring,

and the wheel is broken into the well;

and the LORD drives the people far away,

leaving great emptiness in the land.

You have added to the nation, LORD.

You have added to the nation; you are honored.

You have expanded all the borders of the land.

The Lord said:

These people approach me with their speeches

to honor me with lip-service,[fn]

yet their hearts are far from me,

and human rules direct their worship of me.[fn]

“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.

“For your waste and desolate places

and 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 established

on 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.

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 bears

and moan like doves.

We hope for justice, but there is none;

for salvation, but it is far from us.

This is what the LORD says:

What fault did your ancestors find in me

that they went so far from me,

followed worthless idols,

and became worthless themselves?

“They are prophesying a lie to you so that you will be removed from your land. I will banish you, and you will perish.

I weep because of these things;

my eyes flow[fn] with tears.

For there is no one nearby to comfort me,

no one to keep me alive.

My children are desolate

because the enemy has prevailed.

He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing here ​— ​more detestable acts that the house of Israel is committing ​— ​so that I must depart from my sanctuary? You will see even more detestable acts.”

“Son of man, your own relatives, those who have the right to redeem your property,[fn][fn] along with the entire house of Israel ​— ​all of them ​— ​are those to whom the residents of Jerusalem have said, ‘You are far from the LORD; this land has been given to us as a possession.’