Unit 29

the land

8 occurrences in 7 verses

Jarom 1:3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12

Jarom 1:3

Behold, it is expedient that much should be done among this people,

because of the hardness of their hearts, and the deafness of their ears,

and the blindness of their minds, and the stiffness of their necks;

nevertheless, God is exceedingly merciful unto them,

and has not as yet swept them off from the face of the land.

Jarom 1:5

And now, behold, two hundred years had passed away,

and the people of Nephi had waxed strong in the land.

They observed to keep the law of Moses

and the sabbath day holy unto the Lord.

And they profaned not; neither did they blaspheme.

And the laws of the land were exceedingly strict.

Jarom 1:6

And they were scattered upon much of the face of the land,

and the Lamanites also.

And they were exceedingly more numerous than were they of the Nephites;

and they loved murder and would drink the blood of beasts.

Jarom 1:8

And we multiplied exceedingly, and spread upon the face of the land,

and became exceedingly rich in gold, and in silver, and in precious things,

and in fine workmanship of wood, in buildings, and in machinery,

and also in iron and copper, and brass and steel,

making all manner of tools of every kind to till the ground,

and weapons of war —

yea, the sharp pointed arrow, and the quiver, and the dart, and the javelin,

and all preparations for war.

Jarom 1:9

And thus being prepared to meet the Lamanites,

they did not prosper against us.

But the word of the Lord was verified, which he spake unto our fathers,

saying that: Inasmuch as ye will keep my commandments

ye shall prosper in the land.

Jarom 1:10

And it came to pass that the prophets of the Lord

did threaten the people of Nephi, according to the word of God,

that if they did not keep the commandments, but should fall into transgression,

they should be destroyed from off the face of the land.

Jarom 1:12

And it came to pass that by so doing

they kept them from being destroyed upon the face of the land;

for they did prick their hearts with the word,

continually stirring them up unto repentance.