Unit 5

murmur

10 occurrences in 8 verses

1 Nephi 16:3, 20, 35, 36,

1 Nephi 17:17, 22, 49,

1 Nephi 18:16

1 Nephi 16:3

And now my brethren, if ye were righteous

and were willing to hearken to the truth, and give heed unto it,

that ye might walk uprightly before God,

then ye would not murmur because of the truth, and say:

Thou speakest hard things against us.

1 Nephi 16:20

And it came to pass that Laman and Lemuel and the sons of Ishmael

did begin to murmur exceedingly,

because of their sufferings and afflictions in the wilderness;

and also my father began to murmur against the Lord his God;

yea, and they were all exceedingly sorrowful,

even that they did murmur against the Lord.

1 Nephi 16:35

And it came to pass that the daughters of Ishmael did mourn exceedingly,

because of the loss of their father,

and because of their afflictions in the wilderness;

and they did murmur against my father,

because he had brought them out of the land of Jerusalem, saying:

Our father is dead;

yea, and we have wandered much in the wilderness,

and we have suffered much affliction, hunger, thirst, and fatigue;

and after all these sufferings we must perish in the wilderness with hunger.

1 Nephi 16:36

And thus they did murmur against my father, and also against me;

and they were desirous to return again to Jerusalem.

1 Nephi 17:17

And when my brethren saw that I was about to build a ship,

they began to murmur against me, saying:

Our brother is a fool,

for he thinketh that he can build a ship;

yea, and he also thinketh that he can cross these great waters.

1 Nephi 17:22

And we know that the people who were in the land of Jerusalem

were a righteous people;

for they kept the statutes and judgments of the Lord,

and all his commandments, according to the law of Moses;

wherefore, we know that they are a righteous people;

and our father hath judged them,

and hath led us away because we would hearken unto his words;

yea, and our brother is like unto him.

And after this manner of language

did my brethren murmur and complain against us.

1 Nephi 17:49

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto them

that they should murmur no more against their father;

neither should they withhold their labor from me,

for God had commanded me that I should build a ship.

1 Nephi 18:16

Nevertheless, I did look unto my God,

and I did praise him all the day long;

and I did not murmur against the Lord because of mine afflictions.