Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'cry' occurs 309 times in the standard works.

99 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'cry' in the standard works and contain 32% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 39 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 34:20-25 (6 in 6 verses)

Ether 1:34-39 (6 in 6 verses)

Isa. 15:4-8 (5 in 5 verses)

Jer. 11:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 21:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:41-42 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 4:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 22:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 19:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 34:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 35:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 141:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 21:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 29:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 40:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 22:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Hab. 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 3:20 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 33:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 28:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 33:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 18:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 28:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 61:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 42:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 48:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Joel 1:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 4:35-5:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 10:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 8:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 8:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)


D&C 121:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

 121:16 Cursed are all those that shall lift up the heel against mine anointed, saith the Lord, and cry they have sinned when they have not sinned before me, saith the Lord, but have done that which was meet in mine eyes, and which I commanded them.

 121:17 But those who cry transgression do it because they are the servants of sin, and are the children of disobedience themselves.




D&C 133:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 172 15 187
NT 9 22 31
BM 116 8 124
DC 10 13 23
PGP 2 1 3
TOTAL 309 59 368

D&C 18:14
Wherefore, you are called to cry repentance unto this people.

D&C 18:15
And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father!

D&C 19:37
And speak freely to all; yea, preach, exhort, declare the truth, even with a loud voice, with a sound of rejoicing, crying-- Hosanna, hosanna, blessed be the name of the Lord God!

D&C 34:6
To lift up your voice as with the sound of a trump, both long and loud, and cry repentance unto a crooked and perverse generation, preparing the way of the Lord for his second coming.

D&C 36:6
Crying repentance, saying: Save yourselves from this untoward generation, and come forth out of the fire, hating even the garments spotted with the flesh.

D&C 39:19
Wherefore, go forth, crying with a loud voice, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand; crying: Hosanna! blessed be the name of the Most High God.

D&C 65:3
Yea, a voice crying-- Prepare ye the way of the Lord, prepare ye the supper of the Lamb, make ready for the Bridegroom.

D&C 86:5
Behold, verily I say unto you, the angels are crying unto the Lord day and night, who are ready and waiting to be sent forth to reap down the fields;

D&C 87:7
That the cry of the saints, and of the blood of the saints, shall cease to come up into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth, from the earth, to be avenged of their enemies.

D&C 88:66
Behold, that which you hear is as the voice of one crying in the wilderness-- in the wilderness, because you cannot see him-- my voice, because my voice is Spirit; my Spirit is truth; truth abideth and hath no end; and if it be in you it shall abound.

D&C 88:92
And angels shall fly through the midst of heaven, crying with a loud voice, sounding the trump of God, saying: Prepare ye, prepare ye, O inhabitants of the earth; for the judgment of our God is come. Behold, and lo, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

D&C 91:1
Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you concerning the Apocrypha-- There are many things contained therein that are true, and it is mostly translated correctly;

D&C 91:3
Verily, I say unto you, that it is not needful that the Apocrypha should be translated.

D&C 121:16
Cursed are all those that shall lift up the heel against mine anointed, saith the Lord, and cry they have sinned when they have not sinned before me, saith the Lord, but have done that which was meet in mine eyes, and which I commanded them.

D&C 121:17
But those who cry transgression do it because they are the servants of sin, and are the children of disobedience themselves.

D&C 124:101
Therefore, let my servant William cry aloud and spare not, with joy and rejoicing, and with hosannas to him that sitteth upon the throne forever and ever, saith the Lord your God.

D&C 128:23
Let the mountains shout for joy, and all ye valleys cry aloud; and all ye seas and dry lands tell the wonders of your Eternal King! And ye rivers, and brooks, and rills, flow down with gladness. Let the woods and all the trees of the field praise the Lord; and ye solid rocks weep for joy! And let the sun, moon, and the morning stars sing together, and let all the sons of God shout for joy! And let the eternal creations declare his name forever and ever! And again I say, how glorious is the voice we hear from heaven, proclaiming in our ears, glory, and salvation, and honor, and immortality, and eternal life; kingdoms, principalities, and powers!

D&C 130:9
This earth, in its sanctified and immortal state, will be made like unto crystal and will be a Urim and Thummim to the inhabitants who dwell thereon, whereby all things pertaining to an inferior kingdom, or all kingdoms of a lower order, will be manifest to those who dwell on it; and this earth will be Christ's.

D&C 133:9
And behold, and lo, this shall be their cry, and the voice of the Lord unto all people: Go ye forth unto the land of Zion, that the borders of my people may be enlarged, and that her stakes may be strengthened, and that Zion may go forth unto the regions round about.

D&C 133:10
Yea, let the cry go forth among all people: Awake and arise and go forth to meet the Bridegroom; behold and lo, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Prepare yourselves for the great day of the Lord.

D&C 133:17
For behold, the Lord God hath sent forth the angel crying through the midst of heaven, saying: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, and make his paths straight, for the hour of his coming is nigh--

D&C 135:7
They were innocent of any crime, as they had often been proved before, and were only confined in jail by the conspiracy of traitors and wicked men; and their innocent blood on the floor of Carthage jail is a broad seal affixed to "Mormonism" that cannot be rejected by any court on earth, and their innocent blood on the escutcheon of the State of Illinois, with the broken faith of the State as pledged by the governor, is a witness to the truth of the everlasting gospel that all the world cannot impeach; and their innocent blood on the banner of liberty, and on the magna charta of the United States, is an ambassador for the religion of Jesus Christ, that will touch the hearts of honest men among all nations; and their innocent blood, with the innocent blood of all the martyrs under the altar that John saw, will cry unto the Lord of Hosts till he avenges that blood on the earth. Amen.