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Jacob 4:9

For behold, by the power of his word man came upon the face of the earth, which earth was created by the power of his word. Wherefore, if God being able to speak and the world was, and to speak and man was created, O then, why not able to command the earth, or the workmanship of his hands upon the face of it, according to his will and pleasure?

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Jacob 4:9

For behold, by the power of his word man came upon the face of the earth, which earth was created by the power of his word. Wherefore, if God being able to speak and the world was, and to speak and man was created, O then, why not able to command the earth, or the workmanship of his hands upon the face of it, according to his will and pleasure?

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2 Nephi 11 — My Soul Delighteth — Nephi's Preface to the Isaiah Block
2 Nephi 18 — Isaiah 8 — Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz, the Sanctuary and the Stone of Stumbling, To the Law and to the Testimony
2 Nephi 19 — Isaiah 9 — The People That Walked in Darkness, the Child Born, the Four Throne-Names
2 Nephi 22 — Isaiah 12 — The Song of Salvation, the Wells of Yeshua, and Zion's Inhabitant Shouting
2 Nephi 25 — Nephi's Exposition — The Plainness, Six Hundred Years, the Name of Christ, and Grace After All We Can Do
2 Nephi 27 — Isaiah 29 Expanded — The Sealed Book, the Learned Man, the Three Witnesses, the Marvelous Work
2 Nephi 28 — False Churches in the Latter Days — The Lull of Carnal Security, the Few Stripes, the Line upon Line
Enos 1 — Enos's Wrestle — The Hunt That Became a Prayer, Intercession for Brethren and Enemies, the Promise of Preservation
Jacob 1 — The Plates Pass to Jacob — Magnifying the Office, the Anxiety for Souls, and the Naming of Kings
Jacob 2 — Tender Feelings Wounded — Jacob's Temple Sermon on Pride, Riches, and the David-Solomon Sin
Jacob 3 — The Pure in Heart, the Lamanite Husbands, and the Mercy Available Yet
Jacob 5 — The Allegory of the Olive Tree — Zenos on the Lord's Vineyard, the Wild Branches, and the Final Harvest
Jacob 6 — Cleave Unto God — Jacob's Allegorical Exhortation and the Pleasing Bar of the Great Jehovah
Jacob 7 — Sherem the Anti-Christ — Jacob's Final Confrontation, the Sign Demanded, and the Wandering People
Jarom 1 — Jarom — A Short Book on Purpose: Keeping the Law of Moses While Looking Forward to Christ, and the Prophets Who Kept a Hard People Alive
Mosiah 2 — Benjamin's Tower Sermon — The Humble King, Service as Worship, the Unprofitable Servant, and the Wo of the Open Rebel
Mosiah 3 — The Angel's Message — Jesus Christ Named, Blood from Every Pore, and the Natural Man
Mosiah 13 — Abinadi's Face Shines — The Decalogue Finished, the Law as Schoolmaster, and the God Himself Who Shall Come Down
Mosiah 16 — The Light That Cannot Be Darkened — Abinadi's Closing Sermon on Carnal Death, the Light of Endless Life, and the Law That Points Beyond Itself
1 Kings 12 — To Your Tents, O Israel — The Yoke at Shechem, the Counsel of Young Men, the Kingdom Torn, and the Calves of Gold
1 Kings 22 — The Throne Above the Thrones — Four Hundred Prophets, One Micaiah, the Lying Spirit, and the Arrow That Kept the Word
Psalms 33 — The Word That Made the Heavens — A New Song for the Creator, the Lord of the Nations, and the Eye That Watches Over Those Who Hope

Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge via openbible.info (CC BY) and from this project’s own chapter essays. Read Jacob 4:9 in context.