Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'afflicted' occurs 100 times in the standard works.

17 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'afflicted' in the standard works and contain 17% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 8 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 17:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 4:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 129:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 48 0 48
NT 6 0 6
BM 33 0 33
1 Ne. 3 0 3
2 Ne. 5 0 5
Jacob 2 0 2
Mosiah 6 0 6
Alma 8 0 8
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 6 0 6
Morm. 2 0 2
DC 12 0 12
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 100 0 100

2 Ne. 5:3
Yea, they did murmur against me, saying: Our younger brother thinks to rule over us; and we have had much trial because of him; wherefore, now let us slay him, that we may not be afflicted more because of his words. For behold, we will not have him to be our ruler; for it belongs unto us, who are the elder brethren, to rule over this people.

2 Ne. 6:10
And after they have hardened their hearts and stiffened their necks against the Holy One of Israel, behold, the judgments of the Holy One of Israel shall come upon them. And the day cometh that they shall be smitten and afflicted.

2 Ne. 6:11
Wherefore, after they are driven to and fro, for thus saith the angel, many shall be afflicted in the flesh, and shall not be suffered to perish, because of the prayers of the faithful; they shall be scattered, and smitten, and hated; nevertheless, the Lord will be merciful unto them, that when they shall come to the knowledge of their Redeemer, they shall be gathered together again to the lands of their inheritance.

2 Ne. 8:21
Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, and not with wine:

2 Ne. 19:1
Nevertheless, the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali, and afterwards did more grievously afflict by the way of the Red Sea beyond Jordan in Galilee of the nations.