Unit 10

of the

10 occurrences in 9 verses

2 Nephi 4:12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 31, 32

2 Nephi 4:12

And it came to pass

after my father, Lehi, had spoken unto all his household,

according to the feelings of his heart

and the Spirit of the Lord which was in him,

he waxed old.

And it came to pass that he died, and was buried.

2 Nephi 4:13

And it came to pass that not many days after his death,

Laman and Lemuel and the sons of Ishmael were angry with me

because of the admonitions of the Lord.

2 Nephi 4:15

And upon these I write the things of my soul,

and many of the scriptures which are engraven upon the plates of brass.

For my soul delighteth in the scriptures,

and my heart pondereth them,

and writeth them for the learning and the profit of my children.

2 Nephi 4:16

Behold, my soul delighteth in the things of the Lord;

and my heart pondereth continually upon the things which I have seen and heard.

2 Nephi 4:17

Nevertheless, notwithstanding the great goodness of the Lord,

in showing me his great and marvelous works,

my heart exclaimeth:

O wretched man that I am!

Yea, my heart sorroweth because of my flesh;

my soul grieveth because of mine iniquities.

2 Nephi 4:18

I am encompassed about,

because of the temptations and the sins which do so easily beset me.

2 Nephi 4:20

My God hath been my support;

he hath led me through mine afflictions in the wilderness;

and he hath preserved me upon the waters of the great deep.

2 Nephi 4:31

O Lord, wilt thou redeem my soul?

Wilt thou deliver me out of the hands of mine enemies?

Wilt thou make me that I may shake at the appearance of sin?

2 Nephi 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!