Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'swallow' occurs 24 times in the standard works.

4 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'swallow' in the standard works and contain 16.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Sam. 20:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)


Ps. 56:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

 56:1 Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

 56:2 Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 22 24 46
Ex. 0 2 2
Num. 2 2 4
Deut. 0 1 1
2 Sam. 2 1 3
Job 2 5 7
Ps. 6 3 9
Prov. 2 0 2
Eccl. 1 0 1
Isa. 2 2 4
Jer. 1 2 3
Lam. 0 4 4
Ezek. 0 1 1
Hosea 1 1 2
Amos 1 0 1
Obad. 1 0 1
Jonah 1 0 1
NT 1 4 5
BM 1 17 18
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 1 1
TOTAL 24 46 70

Ps. 21:9
Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

Ps. 35:25
Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

Ps. 56:1
Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

Ps. 56:2
Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.

Ps. 57:3
He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

Ps. 69:15
Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

Ps. 84:3
Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.

Ps. 106:17
The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.

Ps. 124:3
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: