Unit 77

why

8 occurrences in 7 verses

Helaman 7:13, 17,

Helaman 8:1, 2, 5, 12, 20

Helaman 7:13

And it came to pass that he opened his mouth and said unto them:

Behold, why have ye gathered yourselves together?

That I may tell you of your iniquities?

Helaman 7:17

O repent ye, repent ye!

why will ye die?

Turn ye, turn ye unto the Lord your God.

why has he forsaken you?

Helaman 8:1

And now it came to pass that when Nephi had said these words,

behold, there were men who were judges,

who also belonged to the secret band of Gadianton,

and they were angry,

and they cried out against him, saying unto the people:

why do ye not seize upon this man and bring him forth,

that he may be condemned according to the crime which he has done?

Helaman 8:2

why seest thou this man, and hearest him

revile against this people and against our law?

Helaman 8:5

Therefore they did cry unto the people, saying:

why do you suffer this man to revile against us?

For behold he doth condemn all this people, even unto destruction;

yea, and also that these our great cities shall be taken from us,

that we shall have no place in them.

Helaman 8:12

And now behold, if God gave unto this man such power,

then why should ye dispute among yourselves,

and say that he hath given unto me no power

whereby I may know concerning the judgments

that shall come upon you except ye repent?

Helaman 8:20

And behold, also Zenock, and also Ezias, and also Isaiah, and Jeremiah,

(Jeremiah being that same prophet who testified of the destruction of Jerusalem)

and now we know that Jerusalem was destroyed

according to the words of Jeremiah.

O then why not the Son of God come, according to his prophecy?