Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'alas' occurs 20 times in the standard works.

8 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'alas' in the standard works and contain 40% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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Rev. 18:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Amos 5:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 18:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 14 0 14
NT 6 0 6
Rev. 6 0 6
BM 0 0 0
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 20 0 20

Rev. 18:10
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

Rev. 18:16
And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

Rev. 18:19
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.