Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'brought' occurs 1156 times in the standard works.

304 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'brought' in the standard works and contain 26.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 125 minutes to read the entire list.

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Jacob 5:18-26 (12 in 9 verses)

Ex. 35:21-27 (7 in 7 verses)

Ezek. 47:1-6 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 84:99-101 (5 in 3 verses)

Josh. 7:14-18 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Chr. 9:10-14 (5 in 5 verses)

Jacob 5:36-40 (5 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 26:7-11 (5 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 17:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)

Gen. 43:21-24 (4 in 4 verses)

Josh. 24:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 40:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 37:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 14:22 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 43:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 1:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 31:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 45:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 18:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 20:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 11:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 23:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 14:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 9:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 1:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 26:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 18:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 34:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 40:48-41:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 5:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 6:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 8:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 30:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 27:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 39:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 10:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 36:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 7:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 6:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 6:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 9:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 10:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 7:22 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 17:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 1:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 6:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 8:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 15:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 51:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 12:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 19:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 38:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 42:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 1:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 14:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 10:13 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 10:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 8:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:45 (2 in 1 verse)

Enos 1:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 14:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 28:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 9:13 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 5:20 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 16:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 7:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 13:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 135:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 4:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 48:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 32:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 8:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 23:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 16:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 17:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 8:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 31:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 7:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 10:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 1:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 6:21-7:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 21:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 8:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 12:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 11:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 20:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 24:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 29:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 36:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 13:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 106:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 8:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 66:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 2:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)


Jer. 16:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

 16:14 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall no more be said, The Lord liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;

 16:15 But, The Lord liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.




Jer. 23:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 19:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 9:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 6:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 5:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 21:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 25:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 11:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 26:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 730 13 743
Gen. 60 0 60
Ex. 50 1 51
Lev. 30 0 30
Num. 33 1 34
Deut. 33 2 35
Josh. 22 0 22
Judg. 22 0 22
Ruth 2 0 2
1 Sam. 35 0 35
2 Sam. 30 1 31
1 Kgs. 37 2 39
2 Kgs. 39 0 39
1 Chr. 19 1 20
2 Chr. 70 0 70
Ezra 9 0 9
Neh. 12 3 15
Esth. 7 0 7
Job 8 0 8
Ps. 35 2 37
Prov. 4 0 4
Eccl. 1 0 1
Song. 5 0 5
Isa. 32 0 32
Jer. 34 0 34
Lam. 4 0 4
Ezek. 65 0 65
Dan. 18 0 18
Hosea 1 0 1
Amos 3 0 3
Obad. 1 0 1
Jonah 1 0 1
Micah 2 0 2
Nahum 1 0 1
Hag. 2 0 2
Zech. 1 0 1
Mal. 2 0 2
NT 133 0 133
BM 256 0 256
DC 27 0 27
PGP 10 0 10
TOTAL 1156 13 1169

Jer. 2:6
Neither said they, Where is the Lord that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?

Jer. 2:7
And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.

Jer. 2:27
Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.

Jer. 7:22
For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:

Jer. 10:9
Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.

Jer. 11:4
Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:

Jer. 11:7
For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

Jer. 11:19
But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.

Jer. 15:8
Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.

Jer. 16:14
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall no more be said, The Lord liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;

Jer. 16:15
But, The Lord liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.

Jer. 20:3
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The Lord hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor-missabib.

Jer. 20:15
Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.

Jer. 23:7
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that they shall no more say, The Lord liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;

Jer. 23:8
But, The Lord liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.

Jer. 24:1
The Lord shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the Lord, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.

Jer. 26:23
And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.

Jer. 27:16
Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the Lord's house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.

Jer. 32:21
And hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror;

Jer. 32:42
For thus saith the Lord; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.

Jer. 34:11
But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.

Jer. 34:13
Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying,

Jer. 34:16
But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.

Jer. 35:4
And I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:

Jer. 37:14
Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

Jer. 38:22
And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.

Jer. 39:5
But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.

Jer. 40:3
Now the Lord hath brought it, and done according as he hath said: because ye have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.

Jer. 41:16
Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:

Jer. 44:2
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein,

Jer. 50:25
The Lord hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord God of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.

Jer. 51:10
The Lord hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the Lord our God.

Jer. 52:26
So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

Jer. 52:31
And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison,