Unit 24

things

7 occurrences in 7 verses -

Jacob 2:14, 20, 21, 23, 30, 34,

Jacob 3:12

Jacob 2:14

And now, my brethren, do ye suppose

that God justifieth you in this thing?

Behold, I say unto you, Nay.

But he condemneth you,

and if ye persist in these things

his judgments must speedily come unto you.

Jacob 2:20

And now, my brethren, I have spoken unto you concerning pride;

and those of you which have afflicted your neighbor, and persecuted him

because ye were proud in your hearts, of the things which God hath given you,

what say ye of it?

Jacob 2:21

Do ye not suppose that such things are abominable

unto him who created all flesh?

And the one being is as precious in his sight as the other.

And all flesh is of the dust;

and for the selfsame end hath he created them,

that they should keep his commandments and glorify him forever.

Jacob 2:23

But the word of God burdens me because of your grosser crimes.

For behold, thus saith the Lord:

This people begin to wax in iniquity;

they understand not the scriptures,

for they seek to excuse themselves in committing whoredoms,

because of the things which were written concerning David, and Solomon his son.

Jacob 2:30

For if I will, saith the Lord of Hosts, raise up seed unto me,

I will command my people;

otherwise they shall hearken unto these things.

Jacob 2:34

And now behold, my brethren,

ye know that these commandments were given to our father, Lehi;

wherefore, ye have known them before;

and ye have come unto great condemnation;

for ye have done these things which ye ought not to have done.

Jacob 3:12

And now I, Jacob, spake many more things unto the people of Nephi,

warning them against fornication and lasciviousness, and every kind of sin,

telling them the awful consequences of them.