Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'desolate' occurs 173 times in the standard works.

61 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'desolate' in the standard works and contain 35.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 24 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 36:34-36 (5 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 29:9-12 (5 in 4 verses)

Jer. 12:10-11 (4 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 35:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 33:28-29 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 3:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)


Lev. 26:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

 26:33 And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.

 26:34 Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.

 26:35 As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it.




Jer. 33:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 6:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 1:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 6:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 19:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 30:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 9:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 7:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 34:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 12:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 14:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 26:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 35:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 36:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Joel 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 16:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 141 0 141
Gen. 1 0 1
Ex. 1 0 1
Lev. 5 0 5
2 Sam. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 1 0 1
Job 6 0 6
Ps. 7 0 7
Isa. 18 0 18
Jer. 31 0 31
Lam. 6 0 6
Ezek. 44 0 44
Dan. 5 0 5
Hosea 2 0 2
Joel 5 0 5
Amos 1 0 1
Micah 3 0 3
Zeph. 1 0 1
Zech. 2 0 2
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 7 0 7
BM 22 0 22
DC 1 0 1
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 173 0 173

Lev. 26:22
I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate.

Lev. 26:33
And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.

Lev. 26:34
Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.

Lev. 26:35
As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it.

Lev. 26:43
The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes.