Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'cloud' occurs 131 times in the standard works.

69 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'cloud' in the standard works and contain 52.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 29 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 9:15-22 (11 in 8 verses)

Ex. 40:34-38 (5 in 5 verses)

Rev. 14:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 9:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 24:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)


Hel. 5:40-43 (4 in 4 verses)

 5:40 And it came to pass that the Lamanites said unto him: What shall we do, that this cloud of darkness may be removed from overshadowing us?

 5:41 And Aminadab said unto them: You must repent, and cry unto the voice, even until ye shall have faith in Christ, who was taught unto you by Alma, and Amulek, and Zeezrom; and when ye shall do this, the cloud of darkness shall be removed from overshadowing you.

 5:42 And it came to pass that they all did begin to cry unto the voice of him who had shaken the earth; yea, they did cry even until the cloud of darkness was dispersed.

 5:43 And it came to pass that when they cast their eyes about, and saw that the cloud of darkness was dispersed from overshadowing them, behold, they saw that they were encircled about, yea every soul, by a pillar of fire.




Luke 9:34-35 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 14:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 31:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 37:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 44:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 17:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 9:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 13:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 14:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 10:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 26:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 10:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 10:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 2:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 88 47 135
NT 19 8 27
BM 16 2 18
2 Ne. 1 2 3
Mosiah 1 0 1
Alma 1 0 1
Hel. 9 0 9
3 Ne. 1 0 1
Ether 3 0 3
DC 7 4 11
PGP 1 2 3
TOTAL 131 63 194

Hel. 5:28
And it came to pass that they were overshadowed with a cloud of darkness, and an awful solemn fear came upon them.

Hel. 5:29
And it came to pass that there came a voice as if it were above the cloud of darkness, saying: Repent ye, repent ye, and seek no more to destroy my servants whom I have sent unto you to declare good tidings.

Hel. 5:31
And notwithstanding the mildness of the voice, behold the earth shook exceedingly, and the walls of the prison trembled again, as if it were about to tumble to the earth; and behold the cloud of darkness, which had overshadowed them, did not disperse--

Hel. 5:34
And it came to pass that the Lamanites could not flee because of the cloud of darkness which did overshadow them; yea, and also they were immovable because of the fear which did come upon them.

Hel. 5:36
And it came to pass that he turned him about, and behold, he saw through the cloud of darkness the faces of Nephi and Lehi; and behold, they did shine exceedingly, even as the faces of angels. And he beheld that they did lift their eyes to heaven; and they were in the attitude as if talking or lifting their voices to some being whom they beheld.

Hel. 5:40
And it came to pass that the Lamanites said unto him: What shall we do, that this cloud of darkness may be removed from overshadowing us?

Hel. 5:41
And Aminadab said unto them: You must repent, and cry unto the voice, even until ye shall have faith in Christ, who was taught unto you by Alma, and Amulek, and Zeezrom; and when ye shall do this, the cloud of darkness shall be removed from overshadowing you.

Hel. 5:42
And it came to pass that they all did begin to cry unto the voice of him who had shaken the earth; yea, they did cry even until the cloud of darkness was dispersed.

Hel. 5:43
And it came to pass that when they cast their eyes about, and saw that the cloud of darkness was dispersed from overshadowing them, behold, they saw that they were encircled about, yea every soul, by a pillar of fire.