Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'weep' occurs 63 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 'weep' in the standard works and contain 19% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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Jer. 13:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 22:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 23:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 12:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 32 37 69
NT 17 18 35
BM 5 6 11
2 Ne. 1 1 2
Jacob 0 1 1
Mosiah 1 0 1
Alma 1 1 2
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 1 2 3
Ether 0 1 1
DC 3 6 9
PGP 6 3 9
TOTAL 63 70 133

2 Ne. 4:26
O then, if I have seen so great things, if the Lord in his condescension unto the children of men hath visited men in so much mercy, why should my heart weep and my soul linger in the valley of sorrow, and my flesh waste away, and my strength slacken, because of mine afflictions?

Mosiah 16:2
And then shall the wicked be cast out, and they shall have cause to howl, and weep, and wail, and gnash their teeth; and this because they would not hearken unto the voice of the Lord; therefore the Lord redeemeth them not.

Alma 17:28
Now the servants of the king began to murmur, saying: Now the king will slay us, as he has our brethren because their flocks were scattered by the wickedness of these men. And they began to weep exceedingly, saying: Behold, our flocks are scattered already.

Hel. 13:32
And in the days of your poverty ye shall cry unto the Lord; and in vain shall ye cry, for your desolation is already come upon you, and your destruction is made sure; and then shall ye weep and howl in that day, saith the Lord of Hosts. And then shall ye lament, and say:

3 Ne. 10:8
And now it came to pass that after the people had heard these words, behold, they began to weep and howl again because of the loss of their kindred and friends.