Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'heavens' occurs 235 times in the standard works.

41 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'heavens' in the standard works and contain 17.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 17 minutes to read the entire list.

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Jer. 10:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

Ps. 148:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Abr. 5:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Moses 1:36-38 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 2:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 68:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 51:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 8:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:46 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:61 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 57:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 108:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)


Isa. 44:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

 44:23 Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

 44:24 Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;




2 Pet. 3:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 114 0 114
Gen. 3 0 3
Deut. 3 0 3
Judg. 1 0 1
2 Sam. 1 0 1
1 Kgs. 1 0 1
1 Chr. 3 0 3
2 Chr. 6 0 6
Ezra 1 0 1
Neh. 1 0 1
Job 6 0 6
Ps. 39 0 39
Prov. 2 0 2
Isa. 22 0 22
Jer. 11 0 11
Lam. 2 0 2
Ezek. 1 0 1
Dan. 1 0 1
Hosea 1 0 1
Joel 3 0 3
Hab. 1 0 1
Hag. 2 0 2
Zech. 3 0 3
NT 19 0 19
BM 38 0 38
DC 41 0 41
PGP 23 0 23
TOTAL 235 0 235

Isa. 1:2
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

Isa. 5:30
And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.

Isa. 13:13
Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.

Isa. 34:4
And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.

Isa. 40:22
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

Isa. 42:5
Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:

Isa. 44:23
Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

Isa. 44:24
Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

Isa. 45:8
Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the Lord have created it.

Isa. 45:12
I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.

Isa. 45:18
For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.

Isa. 48:13
Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.

Isa. 49:13
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

Isa. 50:3
I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.

Isa. 51:6
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.

Isa. 51:13
And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?

Isa. 51:16
And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.

Isa. 55:9
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Isa. 64:1
Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,

Isa. 65:17
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

Isa. 66:22
For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain.