Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'wailing' occurs 25 times in the standard works.

8 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'wailing' in the standard works and contain 32% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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Amos 5:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

 5:16 Therefore the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.

 5:17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the Lord.




Jer. 9:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 27:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 12 0 12
Esth. 1 0 1
Jer. 4 0 4
Ezek. 3 0 3
Amos 3 0 3
Micah 1 0 1
NT 4 0 4
BM 2 0 2
DC 6 0 6
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 25 0 25

Amos 5:16
Therefore the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.

Amos 5:17
And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the Lord.