Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'desolation' occurs 78 times in the standard works.

14 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'desolation' in the standard works and contain 17.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 6 minutes to read the entire list.

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Morm. 4:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)


Zeph. 2:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

 2:13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.

 2:14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.

 2:15 This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.




Alma 22:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Morm. 4:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 26:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 41 11 52
Lev. 2 0 2
Josh. 1 0 1
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 1 0 1
Ezra 0 1 1
Job 1 0 1
Ps. 1 2 3
Prov. 2 0 2
Isa. 6 2 8
Jer. 12 2 14
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 2 1 3
Dan. 1 3 4
Hosea 1 0 1
Joel 1 0 1
Micah 1 0 1
Zeph. 7 0 7
NT 5 0 5
BM 22 0 22
DC 8 2 10
PGP 2 1 3
TOTAL 78 14 92

Zeph. 1:13
Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.

Zeph. 1:15
That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

Zeph. 2:4
For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.

Zeph. 2:9
Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.

Zeph. 2:13
And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.

Zeph. 2:14
And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.

Zeph. 2:15
This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.