Marom מָרוֹם

Marom (Hebrew מָרוֹם, Strong's H4791) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “height”. It occurs 54 times in 52 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Marom, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Judges

• Judges 5:18
  Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.Zebulun was a people who risked their lives; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 22:17
  He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 19:22
  Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
• 2 Kings 19:23
  By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest outposts, the densest of its forests.

Job

• Job 5:11
  To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.
• Job 16:19
  Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.Even now my witness is in heaven, and my advocate is on high.
• Job 25:2
  Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.“Dominion and awe belong to God; He establishes harmony in the heights of heaven.
• Job 31:2
  For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?For what is the allotment of God from above, or the heritage from the Almighty on high?
• Job 39:18
  What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.Yet when she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider.

Psalms

• Psalm 7:7
  So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.
• Psalm 10:5
  His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.
• Psalm 18:16
  He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
• Psalm 56:2
  Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.
• Psalm 68:18
  Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
• Psalm 71:19
  Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?
• Psalm 73:8
  They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
• Psalm 75:5
  Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’”
• Psalm 92:8
  But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.But You, O LORD, are exalted forever!
• Psalm 93:4
  The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.Above the roar of many waters— the mighty breakers of the sea— the LORD on high is majestic.
• Psalm 102:19
  For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth
• Psalm 144:7
  Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;Reach down from on high; set me free and rescue me from the deep waters, from the grasp of foreigners,
• Psalm 148:1
  Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 8:2
  She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand.
• Proverbs 9:3
  She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
• Proverbs 9:14
  For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 10:6
  Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 22:16
  What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?What are you doing here, and who authorized you to carve out a tomb for yourself here—to chisel your tomb in the height and cut your resting place in the rock?
• Isaiah 24:4
  The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and fades; the exalted of the earth waste away.
• Isaiah 24:18
  And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.Whoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken.
• Isaiah 24:21
  And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below.
• Isaiah 26:5
  For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.For He has humbled those who dwell on high; He lays the lofty city low. He brings it down to the ground; He casts it into the dust.
• Isaiah 32:15
  Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.
• Isaiah 33:5
  The Lord is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
• Isaiah 33:16
  He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
• Isaiah 37:23
  Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
• Isaiah 37:24
  By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests.
• Isaiah 38:14
  Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”
• Isaiah 40:26
  Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
• Isaiah 57:15
  For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
• Isaiah 58:4
  Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 17:12
  A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.A glorious throne, exalted from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.
• Jeremiah 25:30
  Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The Lord shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth.
• Jeremiah 31:12
  Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD— the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.
• Jeremiah 49:16
  Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.
• Jeremiah 51:53
  Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the Lord.Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, the destroyers I send will come against her,” declares the LORD.

Lamentations

• Lamentations 1:13
  From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.He sent fire from on high, and it overpowered my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 17:23
  In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.I will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.
• Ezekiel 20:40
  For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord God, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.For on My holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land. There I will accept them and will require your offerings and choice gifts, along with all your holy sacrifices.
• Ezekiel 34:14
  I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.I will feed them in good pasture, and the lofty mountains of Israel will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in a good grazing land; they will feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.

Obadiah

• Obadiah 1:3
  The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’

Micah

• Micah 6:6
  Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?

Habakkuk

• Habakkuk 2:9
  Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).