Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'waters' occurs 411 times in the standard works.

186 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'waters' in the standard works and contain 45.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 76 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 47:1-12 (14 in 12 verses)

Abr. 4:2-10 (9 in 9 verses)

Gen. 1:6-10 (7 in 5 verses)

Moses 2:6-10 (7 in 5 verses)

Abr. 4:20-22 (5 in 3 verses)

Gen. 7:17-20 (5 in 4 verses)

Lev. 11:9-12 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 61:3-6 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 61:14-18 (5 in 5 verses)

Gen. 7:24-8:3 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 7:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

Josh. 3:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 13:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)


Ether 6:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

 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.

 6:7 And it came to pass that when they were buried in the deep there was no water that could hurt them, their vessels being tight like unto a dish, and also they were tight like unto the ark of Noah; therefore when they were encompassed about by many waters they did cry unto the Lord, and he did bring them forth again upon the top of the waters.

 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.




Mosiah 18:30 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 2:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Prov. 5:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Rev. 8:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 1:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 8:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 15:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 15:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 2:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 4:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 7:24 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 2:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 29:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 77:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 48:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 54:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 2:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 19:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 4:2 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 11:25 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 20:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 20:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 43:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 8:11 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 22:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 15:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 61:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 7:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 14:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 14:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 24:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 24:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 18:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 69:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 124:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 8:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 46:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 31:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 31:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 32:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 12:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 16:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 14:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 18:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 61:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 271 3 274
NT 16 0 16
BM 77 0 77
1 Ne. 23 0 23
2 Ne. 9 0 9
Omni 1 0 1
Mosiah 9 0 9
Alma 16 0 16
Hel. 3 0 3
3 Ne. 3 0 3
4 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 2 0 2
Ether 10 0 10
DC 22 0 22
PGP 25 0 25
TOTAL 411 3 414

Ether 2:2
And they did also lay snares and catch fowls of the air; and they did also prepare a vessel, in which they did carry with them the fish of the waters.

Ether 2:6
And it came to pass that they did travel in the wilderness, and did build barges, in which they did cross many waters, being directed continually by the hand of the Lord.

Ether 6:3
And thus the Lord caused stones to shine in darkness, to give light unto men, women, and children, that they might not cross the great waters in darkness.

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 6:7
And it came to pass that when they were buried in the deep there was no water that could hurt them, their vessels being tight like unto a dish, and also they were tight like unto the ark of Noah; therefore when they were encompassed about by many waters they did cry unto the Lord, and he did bring them forth again upon the top of the waters.

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.

Ether 13:2
For behold, they rejected all the words of Ether; for he truly told them of all things, from the beginning of man; and that after the waters had receded from off the face of this land it became a choice land above all other lands, a chosen land of the Lord; wherefore the Lord would have that all men should serve him who dwell upon the face thereof;

Ether 15:8
And it came to pass that he came to the waters of Ripliancum, which, by interpretation, is large, or to exceed all; wherefore, when they came to these waters they pitched their tents; and Shiz also pitched his tents near unto them; and therefore on the morrow they did come to battle.