Unit 79

because

31 occurrences in 24 verses

Helaman 13:8, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30, 35, 14:10, 11, 15:3, 4, 9, 10, 15, 17, 16:6

Helaman 13:8

Therefore, thus saith the Lord:

because of the hardness of the hearts of the people of the Nephites,

except they repent I will take away my word from them,

and I will withdraw my Spirit from them,

and I will suffer them no longer,

and I will turn the hearts of their brethren against them.

Helaman 13:12

Yea, wo unto this great city of Zarahemla;

for behold, it is because of those who are righteous that it is saved;

yea, wo unto this great city,

for I perceive, saith the Lord, that there are many,

yea, even the more part of this great city,

that will harden their hearts against me, saith the Lord.

Helaman 13:14

But behold, it is for the righteous' sake that it is spared.

But behold, the time cometh, saith the Lord,

that when ye shall cast out the righteous from among you,

then shall ye be ripe for destruction;

yea, wo be unto this great city,

because of the wickedness and abominations which are in her.

Helaman 13:16

Yea, and wo be unto all the cities

which are in the land round about, which are possessed by the Nephites,

because of the wickedness and abominations which are in them.

Helaman 13:17

And behold, a curse shall come upon the land, saith the Lord of Hosts,

because of the peoples' sake who are upon the land,

yea, because of their wickedness and their abominations.

Helaman 13:18

And it shall come to pass, saith the Lord of Hosts,

yea, our great and true God,

that whoso shall hide up treasures in the earth

shall find them again no more, because of the great curse of the land,

save he be a righteous man and shall hide it up unto the Lord.

Helaman 13:19

For I will, saith the Lord, that they shall hide up their treasures unto me;

and cursed be they who hide not up their treasures unto me;

for none hideth up their treasures unto me save it be the righteous;

and he that hideth not up his treasures unto me,

cursed is he, and also the treasure,

and none shall redeem it because of the curse of the land.

Helaman 13:20

And the day shall come that they shall hide up their treasures,

because they have set their hearts upon riches;

and because they have set their hearts upon their riches,

and will hide up their treasures when they shall flee before their enemies;

because they will not hide them up unto me,

cursed be they and also their treasures;

and in that day shall they be smitten, saith the Lord.

Helaman 13:21

Behold ye, the people of this great city,

and hearken unto my words;

yea, hearken unto the words which the Lord saith;

for behold, he saith that ye are cursed because of your riches,

and also are your riches cursed

because ye have set your hearts upon them,

and have not hearkened unto the words of him who gave them unto you.

Helaman 13:23

For this cause hath the Lord God caused

that a curse should come upon the land, and also upon your riches,

and this because of your iniquities.

Helaman 13:24

Yea, wo unto this people, because of this time which has arrived,

that ye do cast out the prophets, and do mock them,

and cast stones at them, and do slay them,

and do all manner of iniquity unto them,

even as they did of old time.

Helaman 13:26

Behold ye are worse than they;

for as the Lord liveth,

if a prophet come among you

and declareth unto you the word of the Lord,

which testifieth of your sins and iniquities,

ye are angry with him, and cast him out

and seek all manner of ways to destroy him;

yea, you will say that he is a false prophet,

and that he is a sinner, and of the devil,

because he testifieth that your deeds are evil.

Helaman 13:28

Yea, ye will lift him up,

and ye will give unto him of your substance;

ye will give unto him of your gold, and of your silver,

and ye will clothe him with costly apparel;

and because he speaketh flattering words unto you,

and he saith that all is well,

then ye will not find fault with him.

Helaman 13:30

Yea, behold, the anger of the Lord is already kindled against you;

behold, he hath cursed the land because of your iniquity.

Helaman 13:35

Yea, we have hid up our treasures

and they have slipped away from us, because of the curse of the land.

Helaman 13:14

But behold, it is for the righteous' sake that it is spared.

But behold, the time cometh, saith the Lord,

that when ye shall cast out the righteous from among you,

then shall ye be ripe for destruction;

yea, wo be unto this great city,

because of the wickedness and abominations which are in her.