Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'shut' occurs 124 times in the standard works.

21 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'shut' in the standard works and contain 16.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 9 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 44:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

 44:1 Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut.

 44:2 Then said the Lord unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the Lord, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.





Neh. 6:10 (2 in 1 verse)

 6:10 Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.





Isa. 22:22 (2 in 1 verse)

 22:22 And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.





2 Ne. 4:32 (2 in 1 verse)

 4:32 May the gates of hell be shut continually before me, because that my heart is broken and my spirit is contrite! O Lord, wilt thou not shut the gates of thy righteousness before me, that I may walk in the path of the low valley, that I may be strict in the plain road!





Lev. 13:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

 13:4 If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days:

 13:5 And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more:





Num. 12:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

 12:14 And the Lord said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.

 12:15 And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.





1 Sam. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

 1:5 But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb.

 1:6 And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.





2 Kgs. 4:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

 4:4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.

 4:5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.





Jer. 32:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

 32:2 For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house.

 32:3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;





Ezek. 46:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

 46:1 Thus saith the Lord God; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.

 46:2 And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 88 12 100
Gen. 3 0 3
Ex. 1 0 1
Lev. 11 0 11
Num. 2 3 5
Deut. 4 0 4
Josh. 2 1 3
Judg. 2 0 2
1 Sam. 4 0 4
2 Sam. 1 0 1
1 Kgs. 3 0 3
2 Kgs. 8 0 8
1 Chr. 0 2 2
2 Chr. 4 0 4
Neh. 4 0 4
Job 4 2 6
Ps. 4 0 4
Prov. 0 2 2
Eccl. 1 0 1
Song. 1 0 1
Isa. 11 1 12
Jer. 7 0 7
Lam. 0 1 1
Ezek. 7 0 7
Dan. 3 0 3
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 17 3 20
BM 13 0 13
DC 2 0 2
PGP 4 0 4
TOTAL 124 15 139

Num. 12:14
And the Lord said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.

Num. 12:15
And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.

Num. 26:35
These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.

Num. 26:36
And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.