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

Job 1:6
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.

Job 1:7
And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

Job 1:8
And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

Job 1:9
Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

Job 1:12
And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.

Job 1:14
And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:

Job 1:15
And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Job 1:16
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Job 1:17
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Job 1:19
And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Job 1:21
And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

Job 2:1
Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord.

Job 2:2
And the Lord said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

Job 2:3
And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

Job 2:4
And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

Job 2:6
And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.

Job 2:7
So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

Job 3:5
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

Job 3:7
Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.

Job 3:9
Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:

Job 3:14
With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;

Job 3:21
Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

Job 4:8
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

Job 5:5
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.

Job 5:9
Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:

Job 5:11
To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.

Job 5:13
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

Job 5:27
Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

Job 6:3
For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.

Job 6:5
Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?

Job 6:8
Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!

Job 6:9
Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

Job 6:11
What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?

Job 6:19
The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.

Job 6:28
Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.

Job 7:2
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:

Job 7:5
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.

Job 7:9
As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.

Job 7:16
I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.

Job 7:19
How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

Job 8:2
How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?

Job 8:22
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.

Job 9:8
Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.

Job 9:11
Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.

Job 9:19
If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?

Job 9:31
Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.

Job 10:11
Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews.

Job 10:16
For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.

Job 10:20
Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

Job 11:9
The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

Job 12:9
Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?

Job 12:17
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

Job 12:18
He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

Job 13:1
Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.

Job 13:13
Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.

Job 13:27
Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.

Job 14:2
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

Job 14:11
As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:

Job 14:21
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

Job 15:19
Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.

Job 15:27
Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.

Job 15:29
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

Job 15:33
He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.

Job 16:15
I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.

Job 16:18
O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.

Job 18:2
How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.

Job 19:2
How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?

Job 19:7
Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.

Job 19:9
He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.

Job 19:19
All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.

Job 20:6
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

Job 20:15
He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.

Job 20:17
He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.

Job 20:18
That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.

Job 20:21
There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.

Job 20:26
All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.

Job 20:28
The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.

Job 21:11
They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

Job 21:16
Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Job 21:33
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.

Job 22:6
For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

Job 22:13
And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?

Job 22:14
Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.

Job 22:16
Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

Job 24:2
Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.

Job 24:7
They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.

Job 24:10
They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;

Job 24:24
They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.

Job 26:8
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.

Job 26:9
He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.

Job 26:14
Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

Job 27:6
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

Job 28:4
The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.

Job 28:11
He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.

Job 28:21
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.

Job 28:24
For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;

Job 28:28
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

Job 29:14
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

Job 29:20
My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.

Job 30:1
But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.

Job 30:4
Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.

Job 30:11
Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.

Job 30:15
Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud.

Job 30:26
When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

Job 31:7
If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;

Job 31:17
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

Job 31:19
If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;

Job 31:20
If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

Job 31:32
The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.

Job 31:39
If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

Job 33:27
He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;

Job 33:29
Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,

Job 35:5
Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.

Job 36:28
Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.

Job 36:29
Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?

Job 36:32
With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.

Job 37:5
God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

Job 37:11
Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:

Job 37:15
Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?

Job 37:16
Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?

Job 37:18
Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?

Job 37:20
Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.

Job 37:21
And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.

Job 38:1
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

Job 38:3
Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

Job 38:9
When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

Job 38:25
Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

Job 38:31
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?

Job 38:34
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

Job 38:37
Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

Job 38:38
When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?

Job 39:5
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

Job 39:19
Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?

Job 39:20
Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.

Job 39:24
He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.

Job 39:30
Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.

Job 40:1
Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said,

Job 40:3
Then Job answered the Lord, and said,

Job 40:6
Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

Job 40:7
Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

Job 40:10
Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

Job 40:12
Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

Job 40:16
Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

Job 40:22
The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.

Job 41:15
His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

Job 42:1
Then Job answered the Lord, and said,

Job 42:7
And it was so, that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

Job 42:8
Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.

Job 42:9
So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the Lord commanded them: the Lord also accepted Job.

Job 42:10
And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.

Job 42:11
Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.

Job 42:12
So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.