Unit 38

of their

18 occurrences in 10 verses

Mosiah 11:3, 5, 17, 19, 21, 25, 26,

Mosiah 12:1, 2, 7

Mosiah 11:3

And he laid a tax of one fifth part of all they possessed,

a fifth part of their gold and of their silver,

and a fifth part of their ziff, and of their copper, and of their brass and their iron;

and a fifth part of their fatlings;

and also a fifth part of all their grain.

Mosiah 11:5

For he put down all the priests that had been consecrated by his father,

and consecrated new ones in their stead,

such as were lifted up in the pride of their hearts.

Mosiah 11:17

And king Noah sent guards round about the land to keep them off;

but he did not send a sufficient number,

and the Lamanites came upon them and killed them,

and drove many of their flocks out of the land;

thus the Lamanites began to destroy them, and to exercise their hatred upon them.

Mosiah 11:19

And now, because of this great victory

they were lifted up in the pride of their hearts;

they did boast in their own strength,

saying that their fifty could stand against thousands of the Lamanites;

and thus they did boast, and did delight

in blood, and the shedding of the blood of their brethren,

and this because of the wickedness of their king and priests.

Mosiah 11:21

And except they repent and turn to the Lord their God,

behold, I will deliver them into the hands of their enemies;

yea, and they shall be brought into bondage;

and they shall be afflicted by the hand of their enemies.

Mosiah 11:25

And except they repent in sackcloth and ashes,

and cry mightily to the Lord their God,

I will not hear their prayers,

neither will I deliver them out of their afflictions;

and thus saith the Lord, and thus hath he commanded me.

Mosiah 11:26

Now it came to pass that when Abinadi had spoken these words unto them

they were wroth with him, and sought to take away his life;

but the Lord delivered him out of their hands.

Mosiah 12:1

And it came to pass that after the space of two years

that Abinadi came among them in disguise,

that they knew him not,

and began to prophesy among them, saying:

Thus has the Lord commanded me, saying —

Abinadi, go and prophesy unto this my people,

for they have hardened their hearts against my words;

they have repented not of their evil doings;

therefore, I will visit them in my anger,

yea, in my fierce anger will I visit them in their iniquities and abominations.

Mosiah 12:2

Yea, wo be unto this generation!

And the Lord said unto me:

Stretch forth thy hand and prophesy, saying:

Thus saith the Lord,

it shall come to pass that this generation, because of their iniquities,

shall be brought into bondage, and shall be smitten on the cheek;

yea, and shall be driven by men, and shall be slain;

and the vultures of the air, and the dogs,

yea, and the wild beasts,

shall devour their flesh.

Mosiah 12:7

And they shall be smitten with a great pestilence —

and all this will I do because of their iniquities and abominations.