Lexicon :: Strong's H7138 - qārôḇ

So it happened, when Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, even though it was nearer; for God said, “The people might change their minds when they see war [that is, that there will be war], and return to Egypt.”

‘I will be treated as holy by those who approach Me,

And before all the people I will be honored.’”

So Aaron, therefore, said nothing.

‘If a fellow countryman of yours becomes so poor he has to sell some of his property, then his nearest relative is to come and buy back (redeem) what his relative has sold.

I see Him, but not now;

I behold Him, but not near.

A star shall come forth from [the descendants of] Jacob,

A scepter shall rise out of [the descendants of] Israel

And shall crush the forehead of Moab

And destroy all the sons of Sheth.

“They sacrificed to demons, not to God,

To gods whom they have not known,

New gods who came lately,

Whom your fathers never feared.

‘Vengeance is Mine, and retribution,

In due time their foot will slip;

For the day of their disaster is at hand,

And their doom hurries to meet them.’

It happened that three days after they had made a covenant (treaty) with them, the Israelites heard that they were [actually] their neighbors and that they were living among them.

“When they sin against You (for there is no man who does not sin) and You are angry with them and hand them over to the enemy, so that they are carried away captive to the enemy’s land, [whether] far away or near;

“When they sin against You (for there is no man who does not sin) and You are angry with them and hand them over to an enemy, so that they take them away captive to a land far away or near,

Now prior to this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, and was [fn]related to Tobiah [our adversary],

Now Mordecai recorded these events, and he sent letters to all the Jews who lived in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far,

“These [thoughts try to] make the night into the day;

‘The light is near,’ they say in the presence of darkness [but they pervert the truth].

“My relatives have failed [me],

And my intimate friends have forgotten me.

That the triumphing of the wicked is short,

And the joy of the godless is only for a moment?

He does not slander with his tongue,

Nor does evil to his neighbor,

Nor takes up a reproach against his friend;

Do not be far from me, for trouble is near;

And there is no one to help.

The LORD is near to the heartbroken

And He saves those who are crushed in spirit (contrite in heart, truly sorry for their sin).

My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague;

And my neighbors stand far away.

To the Chief Musician; set to [the tune of] “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.

We give thanks and praise to You, O God, we give thanks,

For Your [wonderful works declare that Your] [fn]name is near;

People declare Your wonders.

Surely His salvation is near to those who [reverently] fear Him [and obey Him with submissive wonder],

That glory [the manifest presence of God] may dwell in our land.

You are near, O LORD,

And all Your commandments are truth.

The LORD is near to all who call on Him,

To all who call on Him in truth (without guile).

He has lifted up a horn for His people [giving them strength, prosperity, dignity, and preeminence],

Praise for all His godly ones;

For the people of Israel, a people near to Him.

Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

Wise men store up and treasure knowledge [in mind and heart],

But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.

Do not abandon your own friend and your father’s friend,

And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.

Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.

Guard your steps and focus on what you are doing as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the [careless or irreverent] sacrifice of fools; for they are too ignorant to know they are doing evil.

Wail, for the day of the LORD is at hand!

It will come as [fn]destruction from the [fn]Almighty (All Sufficient One—Invincible God)!

[fn]Hyenas will howl in their castles,

And jackals in their luxurious palaces.

Babylon’s time has nearly come,

And her days will not be prolonged.

“You who are far away, hear what I have done;

And you who are near, acknowledge My might.”

He who declares Me in the right is near;

Who will [dare to] contend with Me?

Let us stand up to each other;

Who is My adversary?

Let him approach Me.