Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'long' occurs 318 times in the standard works.

55 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'long' in the standard works and contain 17.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 21 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ps. 13:1-2 (4 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:29 (3 in 1 verse)

Ps. 94:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 9:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 14:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 28:59 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 8:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 4:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 41:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 17:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:76 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 26:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 9:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 74:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 47:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 40:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 43:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 20:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 7:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 11:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 121:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 159 125 284
Gen. 2 3 5
Ex. 9 5 14
Lev. 3 1 4
Num. 6 6 12
Deut. 12 16 28
Josh. 6 12 18
Judg. 1 10 11
Ruth 0 1 1
1 Sam. 7 7 14
2 Sam. 4 5 9
1 Kgs. 3 5 8
2 Kgs. 2 4 6
1 Chr. 0 3 3
2 Chr. 8 3 11
Ezra 0 1 1
Neh. 1 0 1
Esth. 1 2 3
Job 8 4 12
Ps. 37 16 53
Prov. 8 5 13
Eccl. 1 3 4
Isa. 5 2 7
Jer. 8 3 11
Lam. 2 0 2
Ezek. 17 4 21
Dan. 3 4 7
Hosea 2 0 2
Hab. 2 0 2
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 52 39 91
BM 80 86 166
DC 27 49 76
PGP 0 6 6
TOTAL 318 305 623

Isa. 6:11
Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,

Isa. 22:11
Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.

Isa. 37:26
Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.

Isa. 42:14
I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.

Isa. 65:22
They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.