Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'famine' occurs 138 times in the standard works.

57 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'famine' in the standard works and contain 41.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 22 minutes to read the entire list.

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Hel. 11:4-8 (6 in 5 verses)

Jer. 14:12-16 (5 in 5 verses)

Abr. 1:29-2:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 41:30-31 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 41:56-57 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 44:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 5:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 12:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 26:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 41:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 47:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 15:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 7:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 8:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 2:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 29:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 42:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 6:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 36:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 10:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 9:35-10:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 92 0 92
NT 4 3 7
BM 29 3 32
1 Ne. 1 0 1
2 Ne. 4 1 5
Mosiah 3 0 3
Alma 6 1 7
Hel. 12 0 12
Ether 3 1 4
DC 3 1 4
PGP 10 1 11
TOTAL 138 8 146

2 Ne. 10:6
Wherefore, because of their iniquities, destructions, famines, pestilences, and bloodshed shall come upon them; and they who shall not be destroyed shall be scattered among all nations.

Alma 45:11
Yea, and then shall they see wars and pestilences, yea, famines and bloodshed, even until the people of Nephi shall become extinct--

Ether 11:7
And they hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord, because of their wicked combinations; wherefore, there began to be wars and contentions in all the land, and also many famines and pestilences, insomuch that there was a great destruction, such an one as never had been known upon the face of the earth; and all this came to pass in the days of Shiblom.