Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'famine' occurs 138 times in the standard works.

57 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'famine' in the standard works and contain 41.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 22 minutes to read the entire list.

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Hel. 11:4-8 (6 in 5 verses)

Jer. 14:12-16 (5 in 5 verses)

Abr. 1:29-2:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 41:30-31 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 41:56-57 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 44:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 5:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 12:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 26:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 41:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 47:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 15:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 7:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 8:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 2:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 29:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 42:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 6:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 36:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 10:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 9:35-10:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 92 0 92
NT 4 3 7
BM 29 3 32
1 Ne. 1 0 1
2 Ne. 4 1 5
Mosiah 3 0 3
Alma 6 1 7
Hel. 12 0 12
Ether 3 1 4
DC 3 1 4
PGP 10 1 11
TOTAL 138 8 146

Alma 9:22
Yea, and after having been delivered of God out of the land of Jerusalem, by the hand of the Lord; having been saved from famine, and from sickness, and all manner of diseases of every kind; and they having waxed strong in battle, that they might not be destroyed; having been brought out of bondage time after time, and having been kept and preserved until now; and they have been prospered until they are rich in all manner of things--

Alma 10:22
Yea, and I say unto you that if it were not for the prayers of the righteous, who are now in the land, that ye would even now be visited with utter destruction; yet it would not be by flood, as were the people in the days of Noah, but it would be by famine, and by pestilence, and the sword.

Alma 10:23
But it is by the prayers of the righteous that ye are spared; now therefore, if ye will cast out the righteous from among you then will not the Lord stay his hand; but in his fierce anger he will come out against you; then ye shall be smitten by famine, and by pestilence, and by the sword; and the time is soon at hand except ye repent.

Alma 45:11
Yea, and then shall they see wars and pestilences, yea, famines and bloodshed, even until the people of Nephi shall become extinct--

Alma 53:7
And it came to pass that he did no more attempt a battle with the Lamanites in that year, but he did employ his men in preparing for war, yea, and in making fortifications to guard against the Lamanites, yea, and also delivering their women and their children from famine and affliction, and providing food for their armies.

Alma 62:35
And thus they did encamp for the night. For behold, the Nephites and the Lamanites also were weary because of the greatness of the march; therefore they did not resolve upon any stratagem in the night-time, save it were Teancum; for he was exceedingly angry with Ammoron, insomuch that he considered that Ammoron, and Amalickiah his brother, had been the cause of this great and lasting war between them and the Lamanites, which had been the cause of so much war and bloodshed, yea, and so much famine.

Alma 62:39
And thus ended the thirty and first year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi; and thus they had had wars, and bloodsheds, and famine, and affliction, for the space of many years.