Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'sea' occurs 526 times in the standard works.

212 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'sea' in the standard works and contain 40.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 81 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ex. 14:21-15:4 (15 in 15 verses)

Jonah 1:9-15 (8 in 7 verses)

Ex. 15:19-22 (5 in 4 verses)

Hel. 3:8 (4 in 1 verse)

Ether 2:24-25 (4 in 2 verses)

Josh. 15:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 47:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

John 6:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Josh. 12:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Mark 4:1 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 22:27 (3 in 1 verse)

Josh. 24:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Jonah 1:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Rev. 8:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 10:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 34:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 4:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 9:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 106:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 23:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 26:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 47:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 14:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 6:47-49 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 7:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 52:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)


Ether 6:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

 6:4 And it came to pass that when they had prepared all manner of food, that thereby they might subsist upon the water, and also food for their flocks and herds, and whatsoever beast or animal or fowl that they should carry with them-- and it came to pass that when they had done all these things they got aboard of their vessels or barges, and set forth into the sea, commending themselves unto the Lord their God.

 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.

 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.




Ex. 14:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 14:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 23:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 3:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 30:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 3:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 5:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 7:44 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 72:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 1:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 51:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 48:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 2:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 8:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Micah 7:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Nahum 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 9:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 10:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 14:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 4:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 1:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 5:13 (2 in 1 verse)

John 6:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 13:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 15:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 16:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 2:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 4:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 8:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 11:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 2:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 33:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 34:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 15:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 15:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 17:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 9:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 8:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 24:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 7:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 2:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 8:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 4:41-5:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 10:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 10:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 10:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 302 247 549
NT 98 128 226
BM 95 189 284
1 Ne. 23 7 30
2 Ne. 19 23 42
Jacob 1 17 18
Omni 0 2 2
W of M 0 1 1
Mosiah 4 17 21
Alma 22 48 70
Hel. 8 38 46
3 Ne. 3 11 14
Morm. 2 7 9
Ether 13 15 28
Moro. 0 3 3
DC 19 101 120
PGP 12 10 22
TOTAL 526 675 1201

Ether 2:7
And the Lord would not suffer that they should stop beyond the sea in the wilderness, but he would that they should come forth even unto the land of promise, which was choice above all other lands, which the Lord God had preserved for a righteous people.

Ether 2:13
And now I proceed with my record; for behold, it came to pass that the Lord did bring Jared and his brethren forth even to that great sea which divideth the lands. And as they came to the sea they pitched their tents; and they called the name of the place Moriancumer; and they dwelt in tents, and dwelt in tents upon the seashore for the space of four years.

Ether 2:24
For behold, ye shall be as a whale in the midst of the sea; for the mountain waves shall dash upon you. Nevertheless, I will bring you up again out of the depths of the sea; for the winds have gone forth out of my mouth, and also the rains and the floods have I sent forth.

Ether 2:25
And behold, I prepare you against these things; for ye cannot cross this great deep save I prepare you against the waves of the sea, and the winds which have gone forth, and the floods which shall come. Therefore what will ye that I should prepare for you that ye may have light when ye are swallowed up in the depths of the sea?

Ether 3:4
And I know, O Lord, that thou hast all power, and can do whatsoever thou wilt for the benefit of man; therefore touch these stones, O Lord, with thy finger, and prepare them that they may shine forth in darkness; and they shall shine forth unto us in the vessels which we have prepared, that we may have light while we shall cross the sea.

Ether 3:22
And behold, when ye shall come unto me, ye shall write them and shall seal them up, that no one can interpret them; for ye shall write them in a language that they cannot be read.

Ether 3:23
And behold, these two stones will I give unto thee, and ye shall seal them up also with the things which ye shall write.

Ether 3:27
And the Lord said unto him: Write these things and seal them up; and I will show them in mine own due time unto the children of men.

Ether 3:28
And it came to pass that the Lord commanded him that he should seal up the two stones which he had received, and show them not, until the Lord should show them unto the children of men.

Ether 4:5
Wherefore the Lord hath commanded me to write them; and I have written them. And he commanded me that I should seal them up; and he also hath commanded that I should seal up the interpretation thereof; wherefore I have sealed up the interpreters, according to the commandment of the Lord.

Ether 5:1
And now I, Moroni, have written the words which were commanded me, according to my memory; and I have told you the things which I have sealed up; therefore touch them not in order that ye may translate; for that thing is forbidden you, except by and by it shall be wisdom in God.

Ether 6:4
And it came to pass that when they had prepared all manner of food, that thereby they might subsist upon the water, and also food for their flocks and herds, and whatsoever beast or animal or fowl that they should carry with them-- and it came to pass that when they had done all these things they got aboard of their vessels or barges, and set forth into the sea, commending themselves unto the Lord their God.

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 6:10
And thus they were driven forth; and no monster of the sea could break them, neither whale that could mar them; and they did have light continually, whether it was above the water or under the water.

Ether 8:17
And it was the daughter of Jared who put it into his heart to search up these things of old; and Jared put it into the heart of Akish; wherefore, Akish administered it unto his kindred and friends, leading them away by fair promises to do whatsoever thing he desired.

Ether 9:3
And the Lord warned Omer in a dream that he should depart out of the land; wherefore Omer departed out of the land with his family, and traveled many days, and came over and passed by the hill of Shim, and came over by the place where the Nephites were destroyed, and from thence eastward, and came to a place which was called Ablom, by the seashore, and there he pitched his tent, and also his sons and his daughters, and all his household, save it were Jared and his family.

Ether 10:20
And they built a great city by the narrow neck of land, by the place where the sea divides the land.

Ether 12:38
And now I, Moroni, bid farewell unto the Gentiles, yea, and also unto my brethren whom I love, until we shall meet before the judgment-seat of Christ, where all men shall know that my garments are not spotted with your blood.

Ether 14:12
And it came to pass that he fought with Lib, in which Lib did smite upon his arm that he was wounded; nevertheless, the army of Coriantumr did press forward upon Lib, that he fled to the borders upon the seashore.

Ether 14:13
And it came to pass that Coriantumr pursued him; and Lib gave battle unto him upon the seashore.

Ether 14:26
And it came to pass that Shiz did pursue Coriantumr eastward, even to the borders by the seashore, and there he gave battle unto Shiz for the space of three days.