Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'fire' occurs 702 times in the standard works.

265 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'fire' in the standard works and contain 37.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 108 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 14:8-15 (8 in 8 verses)

Mark 9:43-49 (7 in 7 verses)

Ezek. 15:4-7 (6 in 4 verses)

Dan. 3:22-27 (6 in 6 verses)

Deut. 5:22-26 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Kgs. 1:10-14 (5 in 5 verses)

James 3:5-6 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:11-12 (4 in 2 verses)

Lev. 1:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

Lev. 9:24-10:2 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:23-25 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 5:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

Lev. 1:17-2:3 (4 in 4 verses)

Num. 31:23 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 19:12 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 1:13 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:52 (3 in 1 verse)

Lev. 23:36-37 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:30-31 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 66:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 36:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 39:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Rev. 9:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 12:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 2:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 3:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 11:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 3:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 3:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 5:45-47 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 25:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 5:43-45 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 9:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 3:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 22:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 4:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 32:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 9:20 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 2:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 83:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 44:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 47:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 50:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 64:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 51:58 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 1:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 8:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 12:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 7:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 9:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 6:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 14:18 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 9:20 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 17:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 2:23 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 133:41 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 22:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 9:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 13:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 6:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 6:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 6:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 10:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 16:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 9:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 15:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 28:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 5:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 15:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 18:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 26:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 9:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 10:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 33:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 38:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)


Jer. 43:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

 43:12 And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.

 43:13 He shall break also the images of Beth-shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire.




Lam. 2:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 10:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 21:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 22:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 24:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Joel 1:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 18:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 3:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 22:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 8:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 20:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 20:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 19:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 20:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 8:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 10:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 19:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 466 10 476
Gen. 3 0 3
Ex. 24 2 26
Lev. 74 0 74
Num. 37 0 37
Deut. 30 0 30
Josh. 9 0 9
Judg. 15 2 17
1 Sam. 4 0 4
2 Sam. 6 0 6
1 Kgs. 10 0 10
2 Kgs. 17 1 18
1 Chr. 2 0 2
2 Chr. 6 0 6
Neh. 6 0 6
Job 8 0 8
Ps. 29 0 29
Prov. 6 1 7
Song. 1 0 1
Isa. 38 2 40
Jer. 42 1 43
Lam. 4 0 4
Ezek. 53 0 53
Dan. 8 0 8
Hosea 2 0 2
Joel 5 0 5
Amos 9 1 10
Obad. 1 0 1
Micah 2 0 2
Nahum 3 0 3
Hab. 1 0 1
Zeph. 2 0 2
Zech. 7 0 7
Mal. 2 0 2
NT 83 0 83
BM 118 2 120
DC 32 0 32
PGP 3 1 4
TOTAL 702 13 715

Jer. 4:4
Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

Jer. 5:14
Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

Jer. 6:1
O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Beth-haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.

Jer. 6:29
The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.

Jer. 7:18
The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.

Jer. 7:31
And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.

Jer. 11:16
The Lord called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.

Jer. 15:14
And I will make thee to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou knowest not: for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon you.

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. 17:27
But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.

Jer. 19:5
They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:

Jer. 20:9
Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.

Jer. 21:10
For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the Lord: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

Jer. 21:12
O house of David, thus saith the Lord; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

Jer. 21:14
But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the Lord: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.

Jer. 22:7
And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.

Jer. 23:29
Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?

Jer. 29:22
And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;

Jer. 32:29
And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.

Jer. 32:35
And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.

Jer. 34:2
Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:

Jer. 34:22
Behold, I will command, saith the Lord, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.

Jer. 36:22
Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him.

Jer. 36:23
And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.

Jer. 36:32
Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire: and there were added besides unto them many like words.

Jer. 37:8
And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.

Jer. 37:10
For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.

Jer. 38:17
Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:

Jer. 38:18
But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.

Jer. 38:23
So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.

Jer. 39:8
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.

Jer. 43:12
And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.

Jer. 43:13
He shall break also the images of Beth-shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire.

Jer. 48:45
They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.

Jer. 49:2
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the Lord.

Jer. 49:27
And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-hadad.

Jer. 50:32
And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.

Jer. 51:32
And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.

Jer. 51:58
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.

Jer. 52:13
And burned the house of the Lord, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:

Jer. 52:19
And the basins, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away.