Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'cry' occurs 309 times in the standard works.

99 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'cry' in the standard works and contain 32% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 39 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 34:20-25 (6 in 6 verses)

Ether 1:34-39 (6 in 6 verses)

Isa. 15:4-8 (5 in 5 verses)

Jer. 11:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 21:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:41-42 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 4:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 22:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 19:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 34:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 35:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 141:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 21:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 29:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 40:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 22:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Hab. 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 3:20 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 33:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 28:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 33:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 18:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 28:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 61:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 42:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 48:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Joel 1:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 4:35-5:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 10:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 8:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 8:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 121:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 133:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 172 15 187
NT 9 22 31
BM 116 8 124
DC 10 13 23
PGP 2 1 3
TOTAL 309 59 368

D&C 18:15
And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father!

D&C 19:37
And speak freely to all; yea, preach, exhort, declare the truth, even with a loud voice, with a sound of rejoicing, crying-- Hosanna, hosanna, blessed be the name of the Lord God!

D&C 36:6
Crying repentance, saying: Save yourselves from this untoward generation, and come forth out of the fire, hating even the garments spotted with the flesh.

D&C 39:19
Wherefore, go forth, crying with a loud voice, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand; crying: Hosanna! blessed be the name of the Most High God.

D&C 65:3
Yea, a voice crying-- Prepare ye the way of the Lord, prepare ye the supper of the Lamb, make ready for the Bridegroom.

D&C 86:5
Behold, verily I say unto you, the angels are crying unto the Lord day and night, who are ready and waiting to be sent forth to reap down the fields;

D&C 88:66
Behold, that which you hear is as the voice of one crying in the wilderness-- in the wilderness, because you cannot see him-- my voice, because my voice is Spirit; my Spirit is truth; truth abideth and hath no end; and if it be in you it shall abound.

D&C 88:92
And angels shall fly through the midst of heaven, crying with a loud voice, sounding the trump of God, saying: Prepare ye, prepare ye, O inhabitants of the earth; for the judgment of our God is come. Behold, and lo, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

D&C 91:1
Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you concerning the Apocrypha-- There are many things contained therein that are true, and it is mostly translated correctly;

D&C 91:3
Verily, I say unto you, that it is not needful that the Apocrypha should be translated.

D&C 130:9
This earth, in its sanctified and immortal state, will be made like unto crystal and will be a Urim and Thummim to the inhabitants who dwell thereon, whereby all things pertaining to an inferior kingdom, or all kingdoms of a lower order, will be manifest to those who dwell on it; and this earth will be Christ's.

D&C 133:17
For behold, the Lord God hath sent forth the angel crying through the midst of heaven, saying: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, and make his paths straight, for the hour of his coming is nigh--