Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'wind' occurs 141 times in the standard works.

37 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'wind' in the standard works and contain 26.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 14 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ether 6:5-8 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 19:11 (3 in 1 verse)

Mark 4:37-39 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 4:39-41 (3 in 3 verses)

Acts 27:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 10:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 78:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 27:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 37:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 12:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 13:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 8:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 18:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 96 89 185
NT 27 13 40
BM 15 48 63
1 Ne. 2 7 9
2 Ne. 2 7 9
Mosiah 3 2 5
Alma 1 5 6
Hel. 0 7 7
3 Ne. 0 11 11
4 Ne. 0 3 3
Morm. 2 2 4
Ether 5 4 9
DC 2 8 10
PGP 1 3 4
TOTAL 141 161 302

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. 18:9
And after we had been driven forth before the wind for the space of many days, behold, my brethren and the sons of Ishmael and also their wives began to make themselves merry, insomuch that they began to dance, and to sing, and to speak with much rudeness, yea, even that they did forget by what power they had been brought thither; yea, they were lifted up unto exceeding rudeness.

2 Ne. 17:2
And it was told the house of David, saying: Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.

2 Ne. 21:15
And the Lord shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind he shall shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dry shod.

Mosiah 7:31
And again he saith: If my people shall sow filthiness they shall reap the east wind, which bringeth immediate destruction.

Mosiah 12:6
And it shall come to pass that I will send forth hail among them, and it shall smite them; and they shall also be smitten with the east wind; and insects shall pester their land also, and devour their grain.

Mosiah 12:12
And again, he saith thou shalt be as the blossoms of a thistle, which, when it is fully ripe, if the wind bloweth, it is driven forth upon the face of the land. And he pretendeth the Lord hath spoken it. And he saith all this shall come upon thee except thou repent, and this because of thine iniquities.

Alma 37:15
And now behold, I tell you by the spirit of prophecy, that if ye transgress the commandments of God, behold, these things which are sacred shall be taken away from you by the power of God, and ye shall be delivered up unto Satan, that he may sift you as chaff before the wind.

Morm. 5:16
For behold, the Spirit of the Lord hath already ceased to strive with their fathers; and they are without Christ and God in the world; and they are driven about as chaff before the wind.

Morm. 5:18
But now, behold, they are led about by Satan, even as chaff is driven before the wind, or as a vessel is tossed about upon the waves, without sail or anchor, or without anything wherewith to steer her; and even as she is, so are they.

Ether 6:5
And it came to pass that the Lord God caused that there should be a furious wind blow upon the face of the waters, towards the promised land; and thus they were tossed upon the waves of the sea before the wind.

Ether 6:6
And it came to pass that they were many times buried in the depths of the sea, because of the mountain waves which broke upon them, and also the great and terrible tempests which were caused by the fierceness of the wind.

Ether 6:8
And it came to pass that the wind did never cease to blow towards the promised land while they were upon the waters; and thus they were driven forth before the wind.