Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'suddenly' occurs 48 times in the standard works.

2 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'suddenly' in the standard works and contain 4.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 1 minutes to read the entire list.

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Prov. 6:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 31 0 31
Num. 3 0 3
Deut. 1 0 1
Josh. 2 0 2
2 Sam. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 1 0 1
Job 2 0 2
Ps. 3 0 3
Prov. 4 0 4
Eccl. 1 0 1
Isa. 4 0 4
Jer. 7 0 7
Hab. 1 0 1
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 10 0 10
BM 3 0 3
DC 2 0 2
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 48 0 48

Num. 6:9
And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.

Num. 12:4
And the Lord spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out.

Num. 35:22
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,

Deut. 7:4
For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.

Josh. 10:9
Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.

Josh. 11:7
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.

2 Sam. 15:14
And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.

2 Chr. 29:36
And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.

Job 5:3
I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

Job 9:23
If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.

Ps. 6:10
Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.

Ps. 64:4
That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

Ps. 64:7
But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

Prov. 6:15
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

Prov. 24:22
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

Prov. 29:1
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

Eccl. 9:12
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

Isa. 29:5
Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.

Isa. 30:13
Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.

Isa. 47:11
Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.

Isa. 48:3
I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.

Jer. 4:20
Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.

Jer. 6:26
O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.

Jer. 15:8
Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.

Jer. 18:22
Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

Jer. 49:19
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?

Jer. 50:44
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?

Jer. 51:8
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.

Hab. 2:7
Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?

Mal. 3:1
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.