Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'heavens' occurs 235 times in the standard works.

41 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'heavens' in the standard works and contain 17.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 17 minutes to read the entire list.

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Jer. 10:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

Ps. 148:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Abr. 5:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)


Moses 1:36-38 (3 in 3 verses)

 1:36 And it came to pass that Moses spake unto the Lord, saying: Be merciful unto thy servant, O God, and tell me concerning this earth, and the inhabitants thereof, and also the heavens, and then thy servant will be content.

 1:37 And the Lord God spake unto Moses, saying: The heavens, they are many, and they cannot be numbered unto man; but they are numbered unto me, for they are mine.

 1:38 And as one earth shall pass away, and the heavens thereof even so shall another come; and there is no end to my works, neither to my words.




Gen. 2:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 68:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 51:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 8:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:46 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:61 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 57:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 108:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 44:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Pet. 3:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 114 0 114
NT 19 0 19
BM 38 0 38
DC 41 0 41
PGP 23 0 23
Moses 15 0 15
Abr. 7 0 7
JS-M 1 0 1
TOTAL 235 0 235

Moses 1:36
And it came to pass that Moses spake unto the Lord, saying: Be merciful unto thy servant, O God, and tell me concerning this earth, and the inhabitants thereof, and also the heavens, and then thy servant will be content.

Moses 1:37
And the Lord God spake unto Moses, saying: The heavens, they are many, and they cannot be numbered unto man; but they are numbered unto me, for they are mine.

Moses 1:38
And as one earth shall pass away, and the heavens thereof even so shall another come; and there is no end to my works, neither to my words.

Moses 6:42
And it came to pass, as I journeyed from the land of Cainan, by the sea east, I beheld a vision; and lo, the heavens I saw, and the Lord spake with me, and gave me commandment; wherefore, for this cause, to keep the commandment, I speak forth these words.

Moses 6:44
The heavens he made; the earth is his footstool; and the foundation thereof is his. Behold, he laid it, an host of men hath he brought in upon the face thereof.

Moses 6:63
And behold, all things have their likeness, and all things are created and made to bear record of me, both things which are temporal, and things which are spiritual; things which are in the heavens above, and things which are on the earth, and things which are in the earth, and things which are under the earth, both above and beneath: all things bear record of me.

Moses 7:3
And it came to pass that I turned and went up on the mount; and as I stood upon the mount, I beheld the heavens open, and I was clothed upon with glory;

Moses 7:28
And it came to pass that the God of heaven looked upon the residue of the people, and he wept; and Enoch bore record of it, saying: How is it that the heavens weep, and shed forth their tears as the rain upon the mountains?

Moses 7:37
But behold, their sins shall be upon the heads of their fathers; Satan shall be their father, and misery shall be their doom; and the whole heavens shall weep over them, even all the workmanship of mine hands; wherefore should not the heavens weep, seeing these shall suffer?

Moses 7:40
Wherefore, for this shall the heavens weep, yea, and all the workmanship of mine hands.

Moses 7:44
And as Enoch saw this, he had bitterness of soul, and wept over his brethren, and said unto the heavens: I will refuse to be comforted; but the Lord said unto Enoch: Lift up your heart, and be glad; and look.

Moses 7:56
And he heard a loud voice; and the heavens were veiled; and all the creations of God mourned; and the earth groaned; and the rocks were rent; and the saints arose, and were crowned at the right hand of the Son of Man, with crowns of glory;

Moses 7:61
And the day shall come that the earth shall rest, but before that day the heavens shall be darkened, and a veil of darkness shall cover the earth; and the heavens shall shake, and also the earth; and great tribulations shall be among the children of men, but my people will I preserve;