Lexicon :: Strong's G3113 - makrothen

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.

On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.

They saw him in the distance, and before he had reached them, they plotted to kill him.

Then his sister stood at a distance in order to see what would happen to him.

All the people witnessed[fn] the thunder and lightning, the sound of the ram’s horn, and the mountain surrounded by smoke. When the people saw it[fn] they trembled and stood at a distance.

And the people remained standing at a distance as Moses approached the total darkness where God was.

Then he said to Moses, “Go up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders, and bow in worship at a distance.

“The LORD will bring a nation from far away, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down on you like an eagle, a nation whose language you won’t understand,

“Future generations of your children who follow you and the foreigner who comes from a distant country will see the plagues of that land and the sicknesses the LORD has inflicted on it.

They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land. Please make a treaty with us.”

They replied to him, “Your servants have come from a faraway land because of the reputation of the LORD your God. For we have heard of his fame, and all that he did in Egypt,

David crossed to the other side and stood on top of the mountain at a distance; there was a considerable space between them.

Fifty men from the sons of the prophets came and stood observing them at a distance while the two of them stood by the Jordan.

Even for the foreigner who is not of your people Israel

but has come from a distant land

because of your great name

and your strong hand and outstretched arm:

when he comes and prays toward this temple,

The people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful shouting from that of the[fn] weeping, because the people were shouting so loudly. And the sound was heard far away.

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.

LORD,[fn][fn] why do you stand so far away?

Why do you hide in times of trouble?

My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction,

and my relatives stand at a distance.

Though the LORD is exalted,

he takes note of the humble;

but he knows the haughty from a distance.

You know when I sit down and when I stand up;

you understand my thoughts from far away.

Good news from a distant land

is like cold water to a parched throat.[fn]

She is like the merchant ships,

bringing her food from far away.

Raise your eyes and look around:

they all gather and come to you;

your sons will come from far away,

and your daughters on the hips of nursing mothers.

Yes, the coasts and islands will wait for me

with 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.

Warn the nations: Look!

Proclaim to Jerusalem:

Those who besiege are coming

from a distant land;

they raise their voices

against the cities of Judah.

What use to me is frankincense from Sheba

or sweet cane from a distant land?

Your burnt offerings are not acceptable;

your sacrifices do not please me.

Listen ​— ​the cry of my dear people

from a faraway land,

“Is the LORD no longer in Zion,

her King not within her? ”

Why have they angered me

with their carved images,

with their worthless foreign idols?

But you, my servant Jacob, do not be afraid,

and do not be discouraged, Israel,

for without fail I will save you from far away,

and your descendants from the land of their captivity!

Jacob will return and have calm and quiet

with no one to frighten him.

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.

“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.

Their horses are swifter than leopards

and more fierce[fn] than wolves of the night.

Their horsemen charge ahead;

their horsemen come from distant lands.

They fly like eagles, swooping to devour.