Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'heritage' occurs 34 times in the standard works.

7 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'heritage' in the standard works and contain 20.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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Jer. 12:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

 12:7 I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.

 12:8 Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.

 12:9 Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.




Ps. 135:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 136:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 29 1 30
Ex. 1 0 1
Job 2 0 2
Ps. 10 0 10
Isa. 2 1 3
Jer. 8 0 8
Joel 2 0 2
Micah 3 0 3
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 1 0 1
BM 1 1 2
DC 3 0 3
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 34 2 36

Jer. 2:7
And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.

Jer. 3:19
But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.

Jer. 12:7
I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.

Jer. 12:8
Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.

Jer. 12:9
Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.

Jer. 12:15
And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.

Jer. 17:4
And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.

Jer. 50:11
Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;