Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'break' occurs 181 times in the standard works.

33 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'break' in the standard works and contain 18.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 12 minutes to read the entire list.

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Jer. 51:20-23 (9 in 4 verses)

Ex. 19:21-24 (4 in 4 verses)

Ps. 58:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 16:18 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 58:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 109:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 19:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)


Hosea 10:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

 10:11 And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.

 10:12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.




Matt. 6:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 13:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 130 34 164
Gen. 2 2 4
Ex. 12 3 15
Lev. 7 0 7
Num. 3 0 3
Deut. 4 0 4
Judg. 2 0 2
1 Sam. 1 0 1
2 Sam. 1 0 1
1 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Kgs. 2 0 2
1 Chr. 0 1 1
2 Chr. 1 0 1
Ezra 1 0 1
Neh. 1 0 1
Job 4 6 10
Ps. 11 6 17
Prov. 0 1 1
Eccl. 1 1 2
Song. 2 0 2
Isa. 18 4 22
Jer. 24 2 26
Lam. 0 1 1
Ezek. 15 3 18
Dan. 4 2 6
Hosea 6 1 7
Joel 1 0 1
Amos 2 0 2
Micah 1 1 2
Nahum 1 0 1
Zech. 2 0 2
NT 10 7 17
BM 26 4 30
DC 15 4 19
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 181 49 230

Hosea 1:5
And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.

Hosea 2:18
And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.

Hosea 4:2
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

Hosea 10:2
Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.

Hosea 10:11
And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.

Hosea 10:12
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

Hosea 13:13
The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.