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17 occurrences in 15 verses



Mormon 4:4, 10, 16, 17, 20,

Mormon 5:2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 23



Mormon 4:4

And it was because the armies of the Nephites went up unto the Lamanites

that they began to be smitten;

for were it not for that,

the Lamanites could have had no power over them.



Mormon 4:10

And it came to pass that

the three hundred and sixty and sixth year had passed away,

and the Lamanites came again upon the Nephites to battle;

and yet the Nephites repented not of the evil they had done,

but persisted in their wickedness continually.



Mormon 4:16

And the Lamanites did not come again against the Nephites

until the three hundred and seventy and fifth year.



Mormon 4:17

And in this year they did come down against the Nephites with all their powers;

and they were not numbered because of the greatness of their number.



Mormon 4:20

And they fled again from before them,

and they came to the city Boaz;

and there they did stand against the Lamanites with exceeding boldness,

insomuch that the Lamanites did not beat them

until they had come again the second time.



Mormon 5:2

But behold, I was without hope,

for I knew the judgments of the Lord which should come upon them;

for they repented not of their iniquities,

but did struggle for their lives

without calling upon that Being who created them.



Mormon 5:3

And it came to pass that the Lamanites did come against us

as we had fled to the city of Jordan;

but behold, they were driven back

that they did not take the city at that time.



Mormon 5:4

And it came to pass that they came against us again,

and we did maintain the city.

And there were also other cities which were maintained by the Nephites,

which strongholds did cut them off

that they could not get into the country which lay before us,

to destroy the inhabitants of our land.



Mormon 5:5

And it came to pass that whatsoever lands we had passed by,

and the inhabitants thereof were not gathered in,

were destroyed by the Lamanites,

and their towns, and villages, and cities were burned with fire;

and thus three hundred and seventy and nine years passed away.



Mormon 5:7

And it came to pass that we did again take to flight,

and those whose flight was swifter than the Lamanites' did escape,

and those whose flight did not exceed the Lamanites'

were swept down and destroyed.



Mormon 5:8

And now behold, I, Mormon, do not desire to harrow up the souls of men

in casting before them such an awful scene of blood and carnage

as was laid before mine eyes;

but I, knowing that these things must surely be made known,

and that all things which are hid must be revealed upon the house-tops —



Mormon 5:9

And also that a knowledge of these things

must come unto the remnant of these people, and also unto the Gentiles,

who the Lord hath said should scatter this people,

and this people should be counted as naught among them —

therefore I write a small abridgment,

daring not to give a full account of the things which I have seen,

because of the commandment which I have received,

and also that ye might not have too great sorrow

because of the wickedness of this people.



Mormon 5:11

For I know that such will sorrow for the calamity of the house of Israel;

yea, they will sorrow for the destruction of this people;

they will sorrow that this people had not repented

that they might have been clasped in the arms of Jesus.



Mormon 5:12

Now these things are written unto the remnant of the house of Jacob;

and they are written after this manner,

because it is known of God

that wickedness will not bring them forth unto them;

and they are to be hid up unto the Lord

that they may come forth in his own due time.



Mormon 5:23

Know ye not that ye are in the hands of God?

Know ye not that he hath all power,

and at his great command the earth shall be rolled together as a scroll?