Unit 99
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17 occurrences in 14 verses
Ether 1:33, 38,
Ether 2:5, 7, 13, 24, 25,
Ether 3:1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 21,
Ether 4:6
Ether 1:33
Which Jared came forth
with his brother and their families,
with some others and their families,
from the great tower,
at the time the Lord confounded the language of the people,
and swore in his wrath
that they should be scattered upon all the face of the earth;
and according to the word of the Lord the people were scattered.
Ether 1:38
And it came to pass that Jared spake again unto his brother, saying:
Go and inquire of the Lord whether he will drive us out of the land,
and if he will drive us out of the land, cry unto him
whither we shall go.
And who knoweth but the Lord will carry us forth into a land
which is choice above all the earth?
And if it so be, let us be faithful unto the Lord,
that we may receive it for our inheritance.
Ether 2:5
And it came to pass that the Lord commanded them
that they should go forth into the wilderness,
yea, into that quarter where there never had man been.
And it came to pass that the Lord did go before them,
and did talk with them as he stood in a cloud,
and gave directions whither they should travel.
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 2:13
And now I proceed with my record;
for behold, it came to pass that the Lord did bring Jared and his brethren forth
even to that great sea which divideth the lands.
And as they came to the sea they pitched their tents;
and they called the name of the place Moriancumer;
and they dwelt in tents,
and dwelt in tents upon the seashore for the space of four years.
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 3:1
And it came to pass that the brother of Jared,
(now the number of the vessels which had been prepared was eight)
went forth unto the mount,
which they called the mount Shelem, because of its exceeding height,
and did molten out of a rock sixteen small stones;
and they were white and clear, even as transparent glass;
and he did carry them in his hands upon the top of the mount,
and cried again unto the Lord, saying:
Ether 3:3
Behold, O Lord, thou hast smitten us because of our iniquity,
and hast driven us forth,
and for these many years we have been in the wilderness;
nevertheless, thou hast been merciful unto us.
O Lord, look upon me in pity,
and turn away thine anger from this thy people,
and suffer not that they shall go forth across this raging deep in darkness;
but behold these things which I have molten out of the rock.
Ether 3:4
And I know, O Lord, that thou hast all power,
and can do whatsoever thou wilt for the benefit of man;
therefore touch these stones, O Lord, with thy finger,
and prepare them that they may shine forth in darkness;
and they shall shine forth unto us in the vessels which we have prepared,
that we may have light while we shall cross the sea.
Ether 3:5
Behold, O Lord, thou canst do this.
We know that thou art able to show forth great power,
which looks small unto the understanding of men.
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 3:21
And it came to pass that the Lord said unto the brother of Jared:
Behold, thou shalt not suffer these things which ye have seen and heard
to go forth unto the world,
until the time cometh that I shall glorify my name in the flesh;
wherefore, ye shall treasure up the things which ye have seen and heard,
and show it to no man.
Ether 4:6
For the Lord said unto me:
They shall not go forth unto the Gentiles
until the day that they shall repent of their iniquity,
and become clean before the Lord.