Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'sea' occurs 526 times in the standard works.

212 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'sea' in the standard works and contain 40.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 81 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ex. 14:21-15:4 (15 in 15 verses)

Jonah 1:9-15 (8 in 7 verses)

Ex. 15:19-22 (5 in 4 verses)

Hel. 3:8 (4 in 1 verse)

Ether 2:24-25 (4 in 2 verses)

Josh. 15:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 47:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

John 6:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Josh. 12:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Mark 4:1 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 22:27 (3 in 1 verse)

Josh. 24:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Jonah 1:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Rev. 8:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 10:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 34:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 4:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 9:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 106:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 23:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 26:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 47:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 14:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 6:47-49 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 7:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 52:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 6:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 14:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 14:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 23:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 3:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 30:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 3:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 5:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 7:44 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 72:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 1:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 51:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 48:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 2:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 8:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Micah 7:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Nahum 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 9:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 10:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 14:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 4:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 1:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 5:13 (2 in 1 verse)

John 6:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 13:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 15:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 16:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 2:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 4:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 8:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 11:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 2:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 33:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 34:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 15:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 15:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 17:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 9:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 8:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 24:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 7:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 2:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 8:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 4:41-5:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 10:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 10:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 10:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 302 247 549
NT 98 128 226
BM 95 189 284
1 Ne. 23 7 30
2 Ne. 19 23 42
Jacob 1 17 18
Omni 0 2 2
W of M 0 1 1
Mosiah 4 17 21
Alma 22 48 70
Hel. 8 38 46
3 Ne. 3 11 14
Morm. 2 7 9
Ether 13 15 28
Moro. 0 3 3
DC 19 101 120
PGP 12 10 22
TOTAL 526 675 1201

1 Ne. 2:5
And he came down by the borders near the shore of the Red Sea; and he traveled in the wilderness in the borders which are nearer the Red Sea; and he did travel in the wilderness with his family, which consisted of my mother, Sariah, and my elder brothers, who were Laman, Lemuel, and Sam.

1 Ne. 2:8
And it came to pass that he called the name of the river, Laman, and it emptied into the Red Sea; and the valley was in the borders near the mouth thereof.

1 Ne. 2:9
And when my father saw that the waters of the river emptied into the fountain of the Red Sea, he spake unto Laman, saying: O that thou mightest be like unto this river, continually running into the fountain of all righteousness!

1 Ne. 4:2
Therefore let us go up; let us be strong like unto Moses; for he truly spake unto the waters of the Red Sea and they divided hither and thither, and our fathers came through, out of captivity, on dry ground, and the armies of Pharaoh did follow and were drowned in the waters of the Red Sea.

1 Ne. 5:10
And after they had given thanks unto the God of Israel, my father, Lehi, took the records which were engraven upon the plates of brass, and he did search them from the beginning.

1 Ne. 5:21
And we had obtained the records which the Lord had commanded us, and searched them and found that they were desirable; yea, even of great worth unto us, insomuch that we could preserve the commandments of the Lord unto our children.

1 Ne. 10:21
Wherefore, if ye have sought to do wickedly in the days of your probation, then ye are found unclean before the judgment-seat of God; and no unclean thing can dwell with God; wherefore, ye must be cast off forever.

1 Ne. 11:31
And he spake unto me again, saying: Look! And I looked, and I beheld the Lamb of God going forth among the children of men. And I beheld multitudes of people who were sick, and who were afflicted with all manner of diseases, and with devils and unclean spirits; and the angel spake and showed all these things unto me. And they were healed by the power of the Lamb of God; and the devils and the unclean spirits were cast out.

1 Ne. 12:1
And it came to pass that the angel said unto me: Look, and behold thy seed, and also the seed of thy brethren. And I looked and beheld the land of promise; and I beheld multitudes of people, yea, even as it were in number as many as the sand of the sea.

1 Ne. 14:26
And also others who have been, to them hath he shown all things, and they have written them; and they are sealed up to come forth in their purity, according to the truth which is in the Lamb, in the own due time of the Lord, unto the house of Israel.

1 Ne. 16:14
And it came to pass that we did take our bows and our arrows, and go forth into the wilderness to slay food for our families; and after we had slain food for our families we did return again to our families in the wilderness, to the place of Shazer. And we did go forth again in the wilderness, following the same direction, keeping in the most fertile parts of the wilderness, which were in the borders near the Red Sea.

1 Ne. 17:5
And we did come to the land which we called Bountiful, because of its much fruit and also wild honey; and all these things were prepared of the Lord that we might not perish. And we beheld the sea, which we called Irreantum, which, being interpreted, is many waters.

1 Ne. 17:6
And it came to pass that we did pitch our tents by the seashore; and notwithstanding we had suffered many afflictions and much difficulty, yea, even so much that we cannot write them all, we were exceedingly rejoiced when we came to the seashore; and we called the place Bountiful, because of its much fruit.

1 Ne. 17:26
Now ye know that Moses was commanded of the Lord to do that great work; and ye know that by his word the waters of the Red Sea were divided hither and thither, and they passed through on dry ground.

1 Ne. 17:27
But ye know that the Egyptians were drowned in the Red Sea, who were the armies of Pharaoh.

1 Ne. 17:48
And now it came to pass that when I had spoken these words they were angry with me, and were desirous to throw me into the depths of the sea; and as they came forth to lay their hands upon me I spake unto them, saying: In the name of the Almighty God, I command you that ye touch me not, for I am filled with the power of God, even unto the consuming of my flesh; and whoso shall lay his hands upon me shall wither even as a dried reed; and he shall be as naught before the power of God, for God shall smite him.

1 Ne. 18:8
And it came to pass after we had all gone down into the ship, and had taken with us our provisions and things which had been commanded us, we did put forth into the sea and were driven forth before the wind towards the promised land.

1 Ne. 18:10
And I, Nephi, began to fear exceedingly lest the Lord should be angry with us, and smite us because of our iniquity, that we should be swallowed up in the depths of the sea; wherefore, I, Nephi, began to speak to them with much soberness; but behold they were angry with me, saying: We will not that our younger brother shall be a ruler over us.

1 Ne. 18:13
Wherefore, they knew not whither they should steer the ship, insomuch that there arose a great storm, yea, a great and terrible tempest, and we were driven back upon the waters for the space of three days; and they began to be frightened exceedingly lest they should be drowned in the sea; nevertheless they did not loose me.

1 Ne. 18:15
And it came to pass that we were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the sea. And after we had been driven back upon the waters for the space of four days, my brethren began to see that the judgments of God were upon them, and that they must perish save that they should repent of their iniquities; wherefore, they came unto me, and loosed the bands which were upon my wrists, and behold they had swollen exceedingly; and also mine ankles were much swollen, and great was the soreness thereof.

1 Ne. 18:20
And there was nothing save it were the power of God, which threatened them with destruction, could soften their hearts; wherefore, when they saw that they were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the sea they repented of the thing which they had done, insomuch that they loosed me.

1 Ne. 19:10
And the God of our fathers, who were led out of Egypt, out of bondage, and also were preserved in the wilderness by him, yea, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, yieldeth himself, according to the words of the angel, as a man, into the hands of wicked men, to be lifted up, according to the words of Zenock, and to be crucified, according to the words of Neum, and to be buried in a sepulchre, according to the words of Zenos, which he spake concerning the three days of darkness, which should be a sign given of his death unto those who should inhabit the isles of the sea, more especially given unto those who are of the house of Israel.

1 Ne. 19:12
And all these things must surely come, saith the prophet Zenos. And the rocks of the earth must rend; and because of the groanings of the earth, many of the kings of the isles of the sea shall be wrought upon by the Spirit of God, to exclaim: The God of nature suffers.

1 Ne. 19:16
Yea, then will he remember the isles of the sea; yea, and all the people who are of the house of Israel, will I gather in, saith the Lord, according to the words of the prophet Zenos, from the four quarters of the earth.

1 Ne. 20:18
O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments-- then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea.

1 Ne. 21:8
Thus saith the Lord: In an acceptable time have I heard thee, O isles of the sea, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee; and I will preserve thee, and give thee my servant for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;

1 Ne. 22:4
And behold, there are many who are already lost from the knowledge of those who are at Jerusalem. Yea, the more part of all the tribes have been led away; and they are scattered to and fro upon the isles of the sea; and whither they are none of us knoweth, save that we know that they have been led away.