Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'flee' occurs 177 times in the standard works.

38 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'flee' in the standard works and contain 21.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 15 minutes to read the entire list.

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Isa. 30:16-17 (4 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 19:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 4:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 19:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Zech. 14:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 3:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 17:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 15:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 15:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 20:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 2:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 133:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 90 18 108
Gen. 4 0 4
Ex. 3 0 3
Lev. 2 1 3
Num. 5 0 5
Deut. 6 3 9
Josh. 7 0 7
Judg. 1 7 8
2 Sam. 6 0 6
1 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 1 0 1
Neh. 1 0 1
Job 5 3 8
Ps. 6 0 6
Prov. 2 0 2
Song. 2 0 2
Isa. 14 1 15
Jer. 12 2 14
Amos 4 1 5
Jonah 1 0 1
Nahum 3 0 3
Zech. 3 0 3
NT 15 2 17
BM 63 5 68
DC 6 0 6
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 177 25 202

Isa. 10:3
And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?

Isa. 10:31
Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee.

Isa. 13:14
And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land.

Isa. 15:5
My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.

Isa. 17:13
The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

Isa. 20:6
And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?

Isa. 24:18
And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.

Isa. 30:16
But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.

Isa. 30:17
One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.

Isa. 31:8
Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.

Isa. 35:10
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Isa. 48:20
Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The Lord hath redeemed his servant Jacob.

Isa. 51:11
Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.