Unit 83

darkness

9 occurrences in 8 verses

3 Nephi 8:3, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,

3 Nephi 10:9, 13

3 Nephi 8:3

And the people began to look with great earnestness for the sign

which had been given by the prophet Samuel, the Lamanite,

yea, for the time that there should be darkness

for the space of three days over the face of the land.

3 Nephi 8:19

And it came to pass that when the thunderings, and the lightnings,

and the storm, and the tempest, and the quakings of the earth did cease —

for behold, they did last for about the space of three hours;

and it was said by some that the time was greater;

nevertheless, all these great and terrible things were done

in about the space of three hours —

and then behold, there was darkness upon the face of the land.

3 Nephi 8:20

And it came to pass that there was thick darkness upon all the face of the land,

insomuch that the inhabitants thereof who had not fallen

could feel the vapor of darkness;

3 Nephi 8:21

And there could be no light, because of the darkness,

neither candles, neither torches;

neither could there be fire kindled with their fine and exceedingly dry wood,

so that there could not be any light at all;

3 Nephi 8:22

And there was not any light seen,

neither fire, nor glimmer,

neither the sun, nor the moon, nor the stars,

for so great were the mists of darkness

which were upon the face of the land.

3 Nephi 8:23

And it came to pass that it did last for the space of three days

that there was no light seen;

and there was great mourning and howling and weeping

among all the people continually;

yea, great were the groanings of the people,

because of the darkness and the great destruction

which had come upon them.

3 Nephi 10:9

And it came to pass that thus did the three days pass away.

And it was in the morning,

and the darkness dispersed from off the face of the land,

and the earth did cease to tremble,

and the rocks did cease to rend, and the dreadful groanings did cease,

and all the tumultuous noises did pass away.

3 Nephi 10:13

And they were spared and were not sunk and buried up in the earth;

and they were not drowned in the depths of the sea;

and they were not burned by fire,

neither were they fallen upon and crushed to death;

and they were not carried away in the whirlwind;

neither were they overpowered by the vapor of smoke and of darkness.