Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'lo' occurs 217 times in the standard works.

30 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'lo' in the standard works and contain 13.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 13 minutes to read the entire list.

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Jer. 4:23-26 (4 in 4 verses)

Ps. 92:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 13:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 17:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 21:12 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 9:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 8:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 23:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 33:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 3:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 75:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 133:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 133 11977 12110
Gen. 13 414 427
Ex. 4 609 613
Lev. 0 570 570
Num. 5 665 670
Deut. 1 709 710
Josh. 1 359 360
Judg. 2 303 305
Ruth 0 33 33
1 Sam. 4 473 477
2 Sam. 6 401 407
1 Kgs. 3 578 581
2 Kgs. 2 410 412
1 Chr. 2 326 328
2 Chr. 4 591 595
Ezra 0 82 82
Neh. 2 67 69
Esth. 0 28 28
Job 9 169 178
Ps. 16 1193 1209
Prov. 1 230 231
Eccl. 2 27 29
Song. 1 106 107
Isa. 5 819 824
Jer. 14 1066 1080
Lam. 0 65 65
Ezek. 19 778 797
Dan. 4 130 134
Hosea 4 104 108
Joel 0 59 59
Amos 4 106 110
Obad. 0 11 11
Jonah 0 41 41
Micah 0 65 65
Nahum 0 30 30
Hab. 1 29 30
Zeph. 0 47 47
Hag. 1 42 43
Zech. 3 187 190
Mal. 0 55 55
NT 32 2309 2341
BM 4 3054 3058
DC 40 1474 1514
PGP 8 374 382
TOTAL 217 19188 19405

Jer. 1:15
For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.

Jer. 4:23
I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

Jer. 4:24
I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.

Jer. 4:25
I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

Jer. 4:26
I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce anger.

Jer. 5:15
Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.

Jer. 8:8
How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.

Jer. 8:9
The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them?

Jer. 25:29
For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the Lord of hosts.

Jer. 30:3
For, lo, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the Lord: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.

Jer. 30:10
Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the Lord; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.

Jer. 36:12
Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.

Jer. 49:15
For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men.

Jer. 50:9
For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.