Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'wait' occurs 131 times in the standard works.

22 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'wait' in the standard works and contain 16.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 8 minutes to read the entire list.

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Judg. 20:36-38 (4 in 3 verses)

 20:36 So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah.

 20:37 And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.

 20:38 Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city.





Ps. 10:9 (2 in 1 verse)

 10:9 He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.





Ps. 27:14 (2 in 1 verse)

 27:14 Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.





Ps. 130:5 (2 in 1 verse)

 130:5 I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.





Isa. 30:18 (2 in 1 verse)

 30:18 And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.





2 Ne. 6:13 (2 in 1 verse)

 6:13 Wherefore, they that fight against Zion and the covenant people of the Lord shall lick up the dust of their feet; and the people of the Lord shall not be ashamed. For the people of the Lord are they who wait for him; for they still wait for the coming of the Messiah.





Judg. 9:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

 9:34 And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

 9:35 And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.





Lam. 3:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

 3:25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

 3:26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.





Alma 58:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

 58:3 Yea, and it became expedient that we should employ our men to the maintaining those parts of the land which we had regained of our possessions; therefore it became expedient that we should wait, that we might receive more strength from the land of Zarahemla and also a new supply of provisions.

 58:4 And it came to pass that I thus did send an embassy to the governor of our land, to acquaint him concerning the affairs of our people. And it came to pass that we did wait to receive provisions and strength from the land of Zarahemla.





D&C 5:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

 5:32 And now, because I foresee the lying in wait to destroy thee, yea, I foresee that if my servant Martin Harris humbleth not himself and receive a witness from my hand, that he will fall into transgression;

 5:33 And there are many that lie in wait to destroy thee from off the face of the earth; and for this cause, that thy days may be prolonged, I have given unto thee these commandments.




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Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 90 39 129
Gen. 0 1 1
Ex. 1 0 1
Num. 4 1 5
Deut. 1 0 1
Josh. 2 0 2
Judg. 15 0 15
1 Sam. 4 0 4
1 Kgs. 0 1 1
2 Kgs. 1 1 2
1 Chr. 1 3 4
2 Chr. 2 3 5
Ezra 1 0 1
Neh. 0 1 1
Job 4 9 13
Ps. 24 7 31
Prov. 7 2 9
Isa. 9 5 14
Jer. 3 0 3
Lam. 4 0 4
Ezek. 0 1 1
Dan. 0 1 1
Hosea 3 0 3
Micah 2 2 4
Hab. 1 0 1
Zeph. 1 0 1
Zech. 0 1 1
NT 16 16 32
BM 16 10 26
DC 9 15 24
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 131 80 211

Judg. 9:25
And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.

Judg. 9:32
Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:

Judg. 9:34
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

Judg. 9:35
And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.

Judg. 9:43
And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.

Judg. 16:2
And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.

Judg. 16:9
Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.

Judg. 16:12
Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.

Judg. 20:29
And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.

Judg. 20:33
And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baal-tamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah.

Judg. 20:36
So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah.

Judg. 20:37
And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.

Judg. 20:38
Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city.

Judg. 21:20
Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;