Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'country' occurs 223 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 'country' in the standard works and contain 18.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 18 minutes to read the entire list.

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Zech. 6:6-8 (4 in 3 verses)

 6:6 The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.

 6:7 And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.

 6:8 Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.





Heb. 11:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

 11:14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.

 11:15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

 11:16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.





Ruth 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

 1:6 Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the Lord had visited his people in giving them bread.





1 Kgs. 4:19 (2 in 1 verse)

 4:19 Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.





Zech. 8:7 (2 in 1 verse)

 8:7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;





Acts 12:20 (2 in 1 verse)

 12:20 And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country.





JS-H 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

 1:5 Some time in the second year after our removal to Manchester, there was in the place where we lived an unusual excitement on the subject of religion. It commenced with the Methodists, but soon became general among all the sects in that region of country. Indeed, the whole district of country seemed affected by it, and great multitudes united themselves to the different religious parties, which created no small stir and division amongst the people, some crying, "Lo, here!" and others, "Lo, there!" Some were contending for the Methodist faith, some for the Presbyterian, and some for the Baptist.





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