Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'lo' occurs 217 times in the standard works.

30 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'lo' in the standard works and contain 13.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 13 minutes to read the entire list.

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Jer. 4:23-26 (4 in 4 verses)

 4:23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

 4:24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.

 4:25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

 4:26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce anger.





Ps. 92:9 (2 in 1 verse)

 92:9 For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.





Mark 13:21 (2 in 1 verse)

 13:21 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:





Luke 17:21 (2 in 1 verse)

 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.





D&C 21:12 (2 in 1 verse)

 21:12 And the first preacher of this church unto the church, and before the world, yea, before the Gentiles; yea, and thus saith the Lord God, lo, lo! to the Jews also. Amen.





JS-H 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

 1:5 Some time in the second year after our removal to Manchester, there was in the place where we lived an unusual excitement on the subject of religion. It commenced with the Methodists, but soon became general among all the sects in that region of country. Indeed, the whole district of country seemed affected by it, and great multitudes united themselves to the different religious parties, which created no small stir and division amongst the people, some crying, "Lo, here!" and others, "Lo, there!" Some were contending for the Methodist faith, some for the Presbyterian, and some for the Baptist.





2 Sam. 9:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

 9:4 And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.

 9:5 Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.





Jer. 8:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

 8:8 How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.

 8:9 The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them?





Ezek. 23:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

 23:39 For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house.

 23:40 And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments,





Ezek. 33:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

 33:32 And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

 33:33 And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.





Hosea 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

 1:8 Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.

 1:9 Then said God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.





Matt. 3:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.





D&C 75:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

 75:13 And again, verily thus saith the Lord, let my servant Orson Hyde and my servant Samuel H. Smith take their journey into the eastern countries, and proclaim the things which I have commanded them; and inasmuch as they are faithful, lo, I will be with them even unto the end.

 75:14 And again, verily I say unto my servant Lyman Johnson, and unto my servant Orson Pratt, they shall also take their journey into the eastern countries; and behold, and lo, I am with them also, even unto the end.





D&C 133:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

 133:9 And behold, and lo, this shall be their cry, and the voice of the Lord unto all people: Go ye forth unto the land of Zion, that the borders of my people may be enlarged, and that her stakes may be strengthened, and that Zion may go forth unto the regions round about.

 133:10 Yea, let the cry go forth among all people: Awake and arise and go forth to meet the Bridegroom; behold and lo, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Prepare yourselves for the great day of the Lord.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 133 11977 12110
NT 32 2309 2341
BM 4 3054 3058
DC 40 1474 1514
PGP 8 374 382
TOTAL 217 19188 19405

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