Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'nations' occurs 498 times in the standard works.

140 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'nations' in the standard works and contain 28.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 60 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 87:2-6 (6 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 29:7-12 (6 in 6 verses)

Ezek. 5:5-8 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 13:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 1:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 10:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 23:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 51:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 133:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 17:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 67:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 66:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 25:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 36:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 27:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 90:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 11:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 15:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 12:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 10:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 27:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 51:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 29:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 3:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Hag. 2:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 12:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:94 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 2:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 8:20-9:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 9:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 12:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 23:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 2:23-3:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 32:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 22:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 29:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 34:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 6:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Nahum 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 8:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 21:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 4:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 14:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 39:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 133:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 299 79 378
Gen. 19 0 19
Ex. 1 0 1
Lev. 2 3 5
Num. 4 0 4
Deut. 39 5 44
Josh. 8 0 8
Judg. 3 0 3
1 Sam. 3 0 3
2 Sam. 2 0 2
1 Kgs. 3 1 4
2 Kgs. 7 4 11
1 Chr. 5 1 6
2 Chr. 6 5 11
Ezra 1 3 4
Neh. 3 0 3
Job 2 0 2
Ps. 22 0 22
Prov. 1 2 3
Isa. 41 1 42
Jer. 49 6 55
Lam. 1 2 3
Ezek. 39 43 82
Dan. 6 1 7
Hosea 2 1 3
Joel 2 0 2
Amos 2 0 2
Micah 4 0 4
Nahum 2 0 2
Hab. 4 0 4
Zeph. 3 0 3
Hag. 2 0 2
Zech. 10 1 11
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 37 4 41
BM 82 99 181
DC 70 12 82
PGP 10 5 15
TOTAL 498 199 697

Josh. 12:23
The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;

Josh. 23:3
And ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the Lord your God is he that hath fought for you.

Josh. 23:4
Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward.

Josh. 23:7
That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:

Josh. 23:9
For the Lord hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.

Josh. 23:12
Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:

Josh. 23:13
Know for a certainty that the Lord your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you.