Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'forsaken' occurs 86 times in the standard works.

12 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'forsaken' in the standard works and contain 14% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Chr. 24:20 (2 in 1 verse)

 24:20 And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you.





Jer. 16:11 (2 in 1 verse)

 16:11 Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the Lord, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;





2 Chr. 13:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

 13:10 But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the Lord, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business:

 13:11 And they burn unto the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the Lord our God; but ye have forsaken him.





Ezra 9:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

 9:9 For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

 9:10 And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,





Isa. 54:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

 54:6 For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.

 54:7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.





3 Ne. 22:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

 22:6 For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.

 22:7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 69 0 69
Deut. 2 0 2
Judg. 3 0 3
1 Sam. 2 0 2
1 Kgs. 4 0 4
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 10 0 10
Ezra 2 0 2
Neh. 1 0 1
Job 2 0 2
Ps. 4 0 4
Isa. 13 0 13
Jer. 20 0 20
Ezek. 3 0 3
Amos 1 0 1
Zeph. 1 0 1
NT 7 0 7
BM 7 0 7
DC 3 0 3
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 86 0 86

Ezra 9:9
For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

Ezra 9:10
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,