Unit 95

them

35 occurrences in 24 verses

Mormon 1:10, 11, 16, 17, 18,

Mormon 2:7, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26,

Mormon 3:3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15

Mormon 1:10

And it came to pass that the war began to be among them

in the borders of Zarahemla, by the waters of Sidon.

Mormon 1:11

And it came to pass that the Nephites had gathered together a great number of men,

even to exceed the number of thirty thousand.

And it came to pass that they did have in this same year a number of battles,

in which the Nephites did beat the Lamanites and did slay many of them.

Mormon 1:16

And I did endeavor to preach unto this people,

but my mouth was shut,

and I was forbidden that I should preach unto them;

for behold they had wilfully rebelled against their God;

and the beloved disciples were taken away out of the land,

because of their iniquity.

Mormon 1:17

But I did remain among them,

but I was forbidden to preach unto them,

because of the hardness of their hearts;

and because of the hardness of their hearts

the land was cursed for their sake.

Mormon 1:18

And these Gadianton robbers,

who were among the Lamanites,

did infest the land,

insomuch that the inhabitants thereof began

to hide up their treasures in the earth;

and they became slippery,

because the Lord had cursed the land,

that they could not hold them, nor retain them again.

Mormon 2:7

And it came to pass that we did gather in our people as fast as it were possible,

that we might get them together in one body.

Mormon 2:12

And it came to pass that when I, Mormon, saw their lamentation

and their mourning and their sorrow before the Lord,

my heart did begin to rejoice within me,

knowing the mercies and the long-suffering of the Lord,

therefore supposing that he would be merciful unto them

that they would again become a righteous people.

Mormon 2:13

But behold this my joy was vain,

for their sorrowing was not unto repentance, because of the goodness of God;

but it was rather the sorrowing of the damned,

because the Lord would not always suffer them to take happiness in sin.

Mormon 2:15

And it came to pass that my sorrow did return unto me again,

and I saw that the day of grace was passed with them,

both temporally and spiritually;

for I saw thousands of them hewn down

in open rebellion against their God,

and heaped up as dung upon the face of the land.

And thus three hundred and forty and four years had passed away.

Mormon 2:16

And it came to pass that in the three hundred and forty and fifth year

the Nephites did begin to flee before the Lamanites;

and they were pursued until they came even to the land of Jashon,

before it was possible to stop them in their retreat.

Mormon 2:21

And it came to pass that we did fortify the city of Shem,

and we did gather in our people as much as it were possible,

that perhaps we might save them from destruction.

Mormon 2:23

And it came to pass that I did speak unto my people,

and did urge them with great energy,

that they would stand boldly before the Lamanites

and fight for their wives, and their children,

and their houses, and their homes.

Mormon 2:24

And my words did arouse them somewhat to vigor,

insomuch that they did not flee from before the Lamanites,

but did stand with boldness against them.

Mormon 2:25

And it came to pass that we did contend with an army of thirty thousand

against an army of fifty thousand.

And it came to pass that we did stand before them with such firmness

that they did flee from before us.

Mormon 2:26

And it came to pass that when they had fled

we did pursue them with our armies,

and did meet them again, and did beat them;

nevertheless the strength of the Lord was not with us;

yea, we were left to ourselves,

that the Spirit of the Lord did not abide in us;

therefore we had become weak like unto our brethren.

Mormon 3:3

And I did cry unto this people,

but it was in vain;

and they did not realize that it was the Lord

that had spared them, and granted unto them a chance for repentance.

And behold they did harden their hearts against the Lord their God.

Mormon 3:6

And there we did place our armies,

that we might stop the armies of the Lamanites,

that they might not get possession of any of our lands;

therefore we did fortify against them with all our force.

Mormon 3:7

And it came to pass that in the three hundred and sixty and first year

the Lamanites did come down to the city of Desolation to battle against us;

and it came to pass that in that year we did beat them,

insomuch that they did return to their own lands again.

Mormon 3:8

And in the three hundred and sixty and second year

they did come down again to battle.

And we did beat them again,

and did slay a great number of them,

and their dead were cast into the sea.

Mormon 3:10

And they did swear by the heavens, and also by the throne of God,

that they would go up to battle against their enemies,

and would cut them off from the face of the land.

Mormon 3:12

Behold, I had led them,

notwithstanding their wickedness I had led them many times to battle,

and had loved them,

according to the love of God which was in me,

with all my heart;

and my soul had been poured out in prayer unto my God

all the day long for them;

nevertheless, it was without faith,

because of the hardness of their hearts.

Mormon 3:13

And thrice have I delivered them out of the hands of their enemies,

and they have repented not of their sins.

Mormon 3:14

And when they had sworn by all

that had been forbidden them by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,

that they would go up unto their enemies to battle,

and avenge themselves of the blood of their brethren,

behold the voice of the Lord came unto me, saying:

Mormon 3:15

Vengeance is mine, and I will repay;

and because this people repented not after I had delivered them,

behold, they shall be cut off from the face of the earth.