Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'former' occurs 70 times in the standard works.

9 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'former' in the standard works and contain 12.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 16:55 (3 in 1 verse)

Joel 2:23 (2 in 1 verse)


Isa. 65:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

 65:16 That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.

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




JS-H 1:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 45 0 45
Gen. 1 0 1
Num. 1 0 1
Deut. 1 0 1
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 1 0 1
2 Kgs. 3 0 3
Neh. 1 0 1
Job 2 0 2
Ps. 2 0 2
Eccl. 2 0 2
Isa. 10 0 10
Jer. 5 0 5
Ezek. 3 0 3
Dan. 2 0 2
Hosea 1 0 1
Joel 2 0 2
Hag. 1 0 1
Zech. 5 0 5
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 5 0 5
BM 3 0 3
DC 15 0 15
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 70 0 70

Isa. 41:22
Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.

Isa. 42:9
Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.

Isa. 43:9
Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.

Isa. 43:18
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

Isa. 46:9
Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,

Isa. 48:3
I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.

Isa. 61:4
And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.

Isa. 65:7
Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the Lord, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.

Isa. 65:16
That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.

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