Unit 99

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33 occurrences in 23 verses

Ether 1:34, 35, 37, 41,

Ether 2:1, 4, 7, 9, 15, 16, 17, 20, 23, 24, 25,

Ether 3:6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 27,

Ether 4:1, 12

Ether 1:34

and the brother of Jared being a large and mighty man,

and a man highly favored of the Lord,

Jared, his brother, said unto him:

Cry unto the Lord,

that he will not confound us that we may not understand our words.

Ether 1:35

And it came to pass that the brother of Jared did cry unto the Lord,

and the Lord had compassion upon Jared;

therefore he did not confound the language of Jared;

and Jared and his brother were not confounded.

Ether 1:37

And it came to pass that the brother of Jared did cry unto the Lord,

and the Lord had compassion upon their friends and their families also,

that they were not confounded.

Ether 1:41

Go to and gather together thy flocks, both male and female, of every kind;

and also of the seed of the earth of every kind;

and thy families; and also Jared thy brother and his family;

and also thy friends and their families,

and the friends of Jared and their families.

Ether 2:1

And it came to pass that Jared and his brother, and their families,

and also the friends of Jared and his brother and their families,

went down into the valley which was northward,

(and the name of the valley was Nimrod,

being called after the mighty hunter)

with their flocks which they had gathered together,

male and female, of every kind.

Ether 2:4

And it came to pass that when they had come down into the valley of Nimrod

the Lord came down and talked with the brother of Jared;

and he was in a cloud, and the brother of Jared saw him not.

Ether 2:7

and the Lord would not suffer

that they should stop beyond the sea in the wilderness,

but he would that they should come forth even unto the land of promise,

which was choice above all other lands,

which the Lord God had preserved for a righteous people.

Ether 2:9

And now, we can behold the decrees of God concerning this land,

that it is a land of promise;

and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall serve God,

or they shall be swept off

when the fulness of his wrath shall come upon them.

and the fulness of his wrath cometh upon them

when they are ripened in iniquity.

Ether 2:15

and the brother of Jared repented of the evil which he had done,

and did call upon the name of the Lord

for his brethren who were with him.

and the Lord said unto him:

I will forgive thee and thy brethren of their sins;

but thou shalt not sin any more,

for ye shall remember that my Spirit will not always strive with man;

wherefore, if ye will sin until ye are fully ripe

ye shall be cut off from the presence of the Lord.

And these are my thoughts upon the land

which I shall give you for your inheritance;

for it shall be a land choice above all other lands.

Ether 2:16

and the Lord said:

Go to work and build, after the manner of barges which ye have hitherto built.

And it came to pass that the brother of Jared did go to work, and also his brethren,

and built barges after the manner which they had built,

according to the instructions of the Lord.

And they were small, and they were light upon the water,

even like unto the lightness of a fowl upon the water.

Ether 2:17

And they were built after a manner that they were exceedingly tight,

even that they would hold water like unto a dish;

and the bottom thereof was tight like unto a dish;

and the sides thereof were tight like unto a dish;

and the ends thereof were peaked;

and the top thereof was tight like unto a dish;

and the length thereof was the length of a tree;

and the door thereof, when it was shut, was tight like unto a dish.

Ether 2:20

and the Lord said unto the brother of Jared:

Behold, thou shalt make a hole in the top,

and also in the bottom;

and when thou shalt suffer for air

thou shalt unstop the hole and receive air.

And if it be so that the water come in upon thee,

behold, ye shall stop the hole,

that ye may not perish in the flood.

Ether 2:23

and the Lord said unto the brother of Jared:

What will ye that I should do that ye may have light in your vessels?

For behold, ye cannot have windows,

for they will be dashed in pieces;

neither shall ye take fire with you,

for ye shall not go by the light of fire.

Ether 2:24

For behold, ye shall be as a whale in the midst of the sea;

for the mountain waves shall dash upon you.

Nevertheless, I will bring you up again out of the depths of the sea;

for the winds have gone forth out of my mouth,

and also the rains and the floods have I sent forth.

Ether 2:25

And behold, I prepare you against these things;

for ye cannot cross this great deep

save I prepare you against the waves of the sea,

and the winds which have gone forth,

and the floods which shall come.

Therefore what will ye that I should prepare for you

that ye may have light when ye are swallowed up in the depths of the sea?

Ether 3:6

And it came to pass that when the brother of Jared had said these words,

behold, the Lord stretched forth his hand

and touched the stones one by one with his finger.

and the veil was taken from off the eyes of the brother of Jared,

and he saw the finger of the Lord;

and it was as the finger of a man, like unto flesh and blood;

and the brother of Jared fell down before the Lord,

for he was struck with fear.

Ether 3:7

and the Lord saw that the brother of Jared had fallen to the earth;

and the Lord said unto him: Arise,

why hast thou fallen?

Ether 3:9

and the Lord said unto him:

Because of thy faith thou hast seen

that I shall take upon me flesh and blood;

and never has man come before me with such exceeding faith as thou hast;

for were it not so ye could not have seen my finger.

Sawest thou more than this?

Ether 3:11

and the Lord said unto him:

Believest thou the words which I shall speak?

Ether 3:14

Behold, I am he who was prepared

from the foundation of the world

to redeem my people.

Behold, I am Jesus Christ.

I am the Father and the Son.

In me shall all mankind have life, and that eternally,

even they who shall believe on my name;

and they shall become my sons and my daughters.

Ether 3:27

and the Lord said unto him:

Write these things and seal them up;

and I will show them in mine own due time unto the children of men.

Ether 4:1

and the Lord commanded the brother of Jared

to go down out of the mount from the presence of the Lord,

and write the things which he had seen;

and they were forbidden to come unto the children of men

until after that he should be lifted up upon the cross;

and for this cause did king Mosiah keep them,

that they should not come unto the world

until after Christ should show himself unto his people.

Ether 4:12

And whatsoever thing persuadeth men to do good is of me;

for good cometh of none save it be of me.

I am the same that leadeth men to all good;

he that will not believe my words will not believe me — that I am;

and he that will not believe me will not believe the Father who sent me.

For behold, I am the Father,

I am the light, and the life, and the truth of the world.