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It is frequently used in the Bible to convey a sense of impending judgment or calamity, often as a result of sin or disobedience to God's commandments. The word serves as a prophetic warning, urging repentance and a return to righteousness. Biblical Context: 1. Old Testament Usage: · The prophets frequently used "wo" to pronounce judgment upon Israel and the surrounding nations. It is a call to attention, highlighting the seriousness of the people's transgressions and the consequences that would follow if they did not turn back to God. · In <a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20</a> , the prophet declares, "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter." This passage underscores the moral inversion and corruption prevalent among the people, warranting divine judgment. 2. New Testament Usage: · Jesus Christ Himself uses "wo" in His teachings, particularly in the Gospels, to address the hypocrisy and spiritual blindness of the religious leaders of His time. In <a href="/bsb/matthew/23.htm">Matthew 23</a>, Jesus pronounces a series of woes upon the scribes and Pharisees, condemning their outward religiosity and inner corruption. · <a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27</a> states, "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity." This highlights the contrast between external appearances and internal realities, a theme central to Jesus' critique of the religious elite. Theological Significance: · The use of "wo" in the Bible serves as a divine warning, emphasizing God's holiness and justice. It reflects the seriousness with which God views sin and the inevitable consequences that follow unrepentant behavior. · It also serves as a call to repentance, offering an opportunity for individuals and nations to turn back to God and avoid the impending judgment. The prophetic declaration of "wo" is not merely punitive but is intended to awaken the conscience and lead to transformation and renewal. Practical Application: · Believers are encouraged to heed the warnings encapsulated in the "woes" of Scripture, examining their own lives for areas of hypocrisy, disobedience, or moral compromise. · The concept of "wo" challenges Christians to live authentically, aligning their actions with their professed beliefs, and to remain vigilant against the cultural and spiritual forces that seek to distort God's truth. Conclusion: The biblical use of "wo" is a powerful reminder of the gravity of sin and the necessity of repentance. It calls believers to a life of integrity, faithfulness, and obedience to God's Word, while also serving as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from His righteous standards.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(n. & a.) See Woe.<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/neander/the_life_of_jesus_christ_in_its_historical_connexion/section_204_instructions_to_the.htm">Instructions to the Seventy on their Mission. (Luke, X. ) the Wo ...</a> ... THROUGH SAMARIA. Section 204. Instructions to the Seventy on their Mission. (Luke, x.) The Wo to the Unbelieving Cities. The Spirit ... /.../section 204 instructions to the.htm<a href="/library/howie/biographia_scoticana_scots_worthies/the_life_of_mr_donald.htm">The Life of Mr. Donald Cargil.</a> ... thorns under a pot, it will soon be turned to mourning; he (meaning the king) will be the wofullest sight that ever the poor church of Scotland saw; wo, wo, wo ... /.../howie/biographia scoticana scots worthies/the life of mr donald.htm<a href="/library/luther/epistle_sermons_vol_iii/twenty_fourth_sunday_after_trinity.htm">Twenty Fourth Sunday after Trinity Prayer and Spiritual Knowledge.</a> ... trifling misfortune or alarmed by a slight danger or affliction, his heart is easily overwhelmed with the thunderbolts of God's wrath as he reflects: "Wo to me ... /.../luther/epistle sermons vol iii/twenty fourth sunday after trinity.htm<a href="/library/winkworth/lyra_germanica_second_series_the_christian_life/easter_the_walk_to_emmaus.htm">Easter the Walk to Emmaus.</a> ... Toward Emmaus slowly go. Two whose eyes are dim with tears,. And their hearts oppress'd with wo,. ... Or within their silent room. Cry to Thee from depths of wo; ... /.../lyra germanica second series the christian life/easter the walk to emmaus.htm<a href="/library/francis/treatise_on_the_love_of_god/chapter_x_how_we_oftentimes.htm">How we Oftentimes Repulse the Inspiration and Refuse to Love God.</a> ... Wo to thee, Corozain, wo to thee, Bethsaida: for if in Tyre and Sidon had been wrought the miracles that have been wrought in you, they had long ago done ... /.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter x how we oftentimes.htm<a href="/library/athanasius/select_works_and_letters_or_athanasius/letter_xx_for_348_coss_philippus.htm">Letter xx. --(For 348. ) Coss. Philippus, Salia; Pr??fect the Same ...</a> ... are wholly set on fire by pleasures, as saith the Proverb, All day long he desires evil desires.' But the Prophet cries against them, saying, Wo unto those who ... /.../select works and letters or athanasius/letter xx for 348 coss philippus.htm<a href="/library/schleiermacher/selected_sermons_of_schleiermacher/iii_a_nations_duty_in.htm">A Nation's Duty in a War for Freedom.</a> ... preparation. But openly as wo thanked God with joy among ourselves, it was not yet time to do so publicly; for the king had not yet spoken. ... /.../schleiermacher/selected sermons of schleiermacher/iii a nations duty in.htm<a href="/library/borthwick/hymns_from_the_land_of_luther/subject_index.htm">Subject Index</a> ... Ich bleib bei Dir! wo koennt ich 's besser haben, [137]h049-p2.1. ... O hochbegl?锟絚kte Seele, [175]h024-p1.2. O selig Haus, wo man dich auggenommen, [176]h059-p2.1. ... /.../borthwick/hymns from the land of luther/subject index.htm<a href="/library/kleiser/the_worlds_great_sermons_volume_3/evans__the_fall_and.htm">Evans -- the Fall and Recovery of Man</a> ... of one," in consequence of which "many are dead." This was the "sin," the act of "disobedience," which "brought death into the world, and all our wo." It was ... /.../kleiser/the worlds great sermons volume 3/evans the fall and.htm<a href="/library/baxter/the_saints_everlasting_rest/chapter_vi_the_misery_of.htm">The Misery of those Who, Besides Losing the Saints' Rest, Lose the ...</a> ... Wo to him that falls under the strokes of the Almighty! ... O that men would foresee this, and please God better in preventing their wo! ... /.../baxter/the saints everlasting rest/chapter vi the misery of.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/w/wo.htm">Wo (92 Occurrences)</a> ... Multi-Version Concordance Wo (92 Occurrences). ... Isaiah 10:5 Wo 'to' Asshur, a rod of Mine anger, And a staff in their hand 'is' Mine indignation. (YLT NAS NIV). ... /w/wo.htm - 33k<a href="/topical/m/midair.htm">Midair (4 Occurrences)</a> ... Revelation 8:13 And I saw, and I heard one messenger, flying in the mid-heaven, saying with a great voice, 'Wo, wo, wo, to those dwelling upon the land from ... /m/midair.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/m/midheaven.htm">Midheaven (3 Occurrences)</a> ... Revelation 8:13 And I saw, and I heard one messenger, flying in the mid-heaven, saying with a great voice, 'Wo, wo, wo, to those dwelling upon the land from ... /m/midheaven.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/b/blocks.htm">Blocks (9 Occurrences)</a> ... Matthew 18:7 Wo to the world from the stumbling-blocks! for there is a necessity for the stumbling-blocks to come, but wo to that ... /b/blocks.htm - 9k<a href="/topical/s/sounded.htm">Sounded (66 Occurrences)</a> ... Revelation 8:13 And I saw, and I heard one messenger, flying in the mid-heaven, saying with a great voice, 'Wo, wo, wo, to those dwelling upon the land from ... /s/sounded.htm - 27k<a href="/topical/b/bloodshed.htm">Bloodshed (43 Occurrences)</a> ... Ezekiel 24:6 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wo 'to' the city of blood, A pot whose scum 'is' in it, And its scum hath not come out of it, By piece of it ... /b/bloodshed.htm - 19k<a href="/topical/d/dwelling.htm">Dwelling (340 Occurrences)</a> ... Revelation 8:13 And I saw, and I heard one messenger, flying in the mid-heaven, saying with a great voice, 'Wo, wo, wo, to those dwelling upon the land from ... /d/dwelling.htm - 36k<a href="/topical/n/necessity.htm">Necessity (22 Occurrences)</a> ... Multi-Version Concordance Necessity (22 Occurrences). Matthew 18:7 Wo to the world from the stumbling-blocks! for there is a necessity ... /n/necessity.htm - 13k<a href="/topical/g/gilded.htm">Gilded (2 Occurrences)</a> ... Revelation 18:16 and saying, Wo, wo, the great city, that was arrayed with fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and gilded in gold, and precious stone, and ... /g/gilded.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/r/reformed.htm">Reformed (5 Occurrences)</a> ... Luke 10:13 Wo to thee, Chorazin; wo to thee, Bethsaida; for if in Tyre and Sidon had been done the mighty works that were done in you, long ago, sitting in ... /r/reformed.htm - 8k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://clyx.com/term/wo.htm">Wo: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Wo (92 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/18-7.htm">Matthew 18:7</a> "Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes! (Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/23-13.htm">Matthew 23:13</a> "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation. (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/23-14.htm">Matthew 23:14</a> "But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you don't enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter. (Root in WEB KJV WEY BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/matthew/23-15.htm">Matthew 23:15</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much of a son of Gehenna as yourselves. (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/23-16.htm">Matthew 23:16</a> "Woe to you, you blind guides, who say,'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.' (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25</a> "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness. (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27</a> "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/23-29.htm">Matthew 23:29</a> "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous, (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/24-19.htm">Matthew 24:19</a> But woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days! (Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/matthew/26-24.htm">Matthew 26:24</a> The Son of Man goes, even as it is written of him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for that man if he had not been born." (Root in WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/mark/13-17.htm">Mark 13:17</a> But woe to those who are with child and to those who nurse babies in those days! (Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/mark/14-21.htm">Mark 14:21</a> For the Son of Man goes, even as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for that man if he had not been born." (Root in WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/6-24.htm">Luke 6:24</a> "But woe to you who are rich! For you have received your consolation. (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/6-25.htm">Luke 6:25</a> Woe to you, you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep. (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/6-26.htm">Luke 6:26</a> Woe, when men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets. (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13</a> "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. (Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/11-42.htm">Luke 11:42</a> But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and the love of God. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone. (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/11-43.htm">Luke 11:43</a> Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues, and the greetings in the marketplaces. (Root in WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/11-44.htm">Luke 11:44</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like hidden graves, and the men who walk over them don't know it." (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/11-46.htm">Luke 11:46</a> He said, "Woe to you lawyers also! For you load men with burdens that are difficult to carry, and you yourselves won't even lift one finger to help carry those burdens. (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/11-47.htm">Luke 11:47</a> Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/11-52.htm">Luke 11:52</a> Woe to you lawyers! For you took away the key of knowledge. You didn't enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered." (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/17-1.htm">Luke 17:1</a> He said to the disciples, "It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come! (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/21-23.htm">Luke 21:23</a> Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse infants in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath to this people. (Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/luke/22-22.htm">Luke 22:22</a> The Son of Man indeed goes, as it has been determined, but woe to that man through whom he is betrayed!" (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_corinthians/9-16.htm">1 Corinthians 9:16</a> For if I preach the Good News, I have nothing to boast about; for necessity is laid on me; but woe is to me, if I don't preach the Good News. (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jude/1-11.htm">Jude 1:11</a> Woe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in Korah's rebellion. (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/8-13.htm">Revelation 8:13</a> I saw, and I heard an eagle, flying in mid heaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe! Woe! Woe for those who dwell on the earth, because of the other voices of the trumpets of the three angels, who are yet to sound!" (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/9-12.htm">Revelation 9:12</a> The first woe is past. Behold, there are still two woes coming after this. (Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/11-14.htm">Revelation 11:14</a> The second woe is past. Behold, the third woe comes quickly. (Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/12-12.htm">Revelation 12:12</a> Therefore rejoice, heavens, and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and to the sea, because the devil has gone down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has but a short time." (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a> standing far away for the fear of her torment, saying,'Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For your judgment has come in one hour.' (Root in WEB ASV DBY YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Revelation 18:16</a> saying,'Woe, woe, the great city, she who was dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls! (Root in WEB ASV DBY YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Revelation 18:19</a> They cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying,'Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her great wealth!' For in one hour is she made desolate. (Root in WEB ASV DBY YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/numbers/21-29.htm">Numbers 21:29</a> Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/4-7.htm">1 Samuel 4:7</a> The Philistines were afraid, for they said, "God has come into the camp." They said, "Woe to us! For there has not been such a thing before. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/1_samuel/4-8.htm">1 Samuel 4:8</a> Woe to us! Who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods that struck the Egyptians with all manner of plagues in the wilderness. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/job/10-15.htm">Job 10:15</a> If I am wicked, woe to me. If I am righteous, I still shall not lift up my head, being filled with disgrace, and conscious of my affliction. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/120-5.htm">Psalms 120:5</a> Woe is me, that I live in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar! (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/proverbs/23-29.htm">Proverbs 23:29</a> Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ecclesiastes/4-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 4:10</a> For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn't have another to lift him up. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/ecclesiastes/10-16.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:16</a> Woe to you, land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning! (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9</a> The look of their faces testify against them. They parade their sin like Sodom. They don't hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought disaster upon themselves. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/3-11.htm">Isaiah 3:11</a> Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; for the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Isaiah 5:8</a> Woe to those who join house to house, who lay field to field, until there is no room, and you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land! (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/5-11.htm">Isaiah 5:11</a> Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them! (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/5-18.htm">Isaiah 5:18</a> Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, and wickedness as with cart rope; (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20</a> Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/5-21.htm">Isaiah 5:21</a> Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/5-22.htm">Isaiah 5:22</a> Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and champions at mixing strong drink; (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/6-5.htm">Isaiah 6:5</a> Then I said, "Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of Armies!" (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Isaiah 10:1</a> Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write oppressive decrees; (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5</a> Wo 'to' Asshur, a rod of Mine anger, And a staff in their hand 'is' Mine indignation. (YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/isaiah/17-12.htm">Isaiah 17:12</a> Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters! (Root in KJV WBS YLT)<a href="/isaiah/24-16.htm">Isaiah 24:16</a> From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs. Glory to the righteous! But I said, "I pine away! I pine away! woe is me!" The treacherous have dealt treacherously. Yes, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/29-1.htm">Isaiah 29:1</a> Woe to Ariel! Ariel, the city where David encamped! Add year to year; let the feasts come around; (Root in WEB KJV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Isaiah 29:15</a> Woe to those who deeply hide their counsel from Yahweh, and whose works are in the dark, and who say, "Who sees us?" and "Who knows us?" (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1</a> "Woe to the rebellious children," says Yahweh, "who take counsel, but not from me; and who make an alliance, but not with my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin, (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a> Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but they don't look to the Holy One of Israel, and they don't seek Yahweh! (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Isaiah 45:9</a> Woe to him who strives with his Maker- a clay pot among the clay pots of the earth! Shall the clay ask him who fashions it,'What are you making?' or your work,'He has no hands?' (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/45-10.htm">Isaiah 45:10</a> Woe to him who says to a father,'What have you become the father of?' or to a mother,'To what have you given birth?'" (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/4-13.htm">Jeremiah 4:13</a> Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as the whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us! for we are ruined. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/4-31.htm">Jeremiah 4:31</a> For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, the anguish as of her who brings forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, who gasps for breath, who spreads her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul faints before the murderers. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/6-4.htm">Jeremiah 6:4</a> Prepare war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe to us! for the day declines, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/10-19.htm">Jeremiah 10:19</a> Woe is me because of my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is my grief, and I must bear it. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/13-27.htm">Jeremiah 13:27</a> I have seen your abominations, even your adulteries, and your neighing, the lewdness of your prostitution, on the hills in the field. Woe to you, Jerusalem! You will not be made clean; how long shall it yet be? (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/15-10.htm">Jeremiah 15:10</a> Woe is me, my mother, that you have borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have not lent, neither have men lent to me; yet everyone of them does curse me. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Jeremiah 22:13</a> Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice; who uses his neighbor's service without wages, and doesn't give him his hire; (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">Jeremiah 23:1</a> Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! says Yahweh. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/30-7.htm">Jeremiah 30:7</a> Wo! for great 'is' that day, without any like it, Yea, a time of adversity it 'is' to Jacob, Yet out of it he is saved. (YLT)<a href="/jeremiah/45-3.htm">Jeremiah 45:3</a> You said, Woe is me now! for Yahweh has added sorrow to my pain; I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1</a> Of Moab. Thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel: Woe to Nebo! for it is laid waste; Kiriathaim is disappointed, it is taken; Misgab is put to shame and broken down. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/48-46.htm">Jeremiah 48:46</a> Woe to you, O Moab! the people of Chemosh is undone; for your sons are taken away captive, and your daughters into captivity. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/50-27.htm">Jeremiah 50:27</a> Kill all her bulls; let them go down to the slaughter: woe to them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/lamentations/5-16.htm">Lamentations 5:16</a> The crown is fallen from our head: Woe to us! for we have sinned. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ezekiel/2-10.htm">Ezekiel 2:10</a> He spread it before me: and it was written within and without; and there were written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ezekiel/13-3.htm">Ezekiel 13:3</a> Thus says the Lord Yahweh, Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ezekiel/13-18.htm">Ezekiel 13:18</a> and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Woe to the women who sew pillows on all elbows, and make kerchiefs for the head of persons of every stature to hunt souls! Will you hunt the souls of my people, and save souls alive for yourselves? (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ezekiel/16-23.htm">Ezekiel 16:23</a> It has happened after all your wickedness, (woe, woe to you! says the Lord Yahweh), (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ezekiel/24-6.htm">Ezekiel 24:6</a> Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Woe to the bloody city, to the caldron whose rust is therein, and whose rust is not gone out of it! take out of it piece after piece; No lot is fallen on it. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ezekiel/24-9.htm">Ezekiel 24:9</a> Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/hosea/7-13.htm">Hosea 7:13</a> Woe to them! For they have wandered from me. Destruction to them! For they have trespassed against me. Though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/hosea/9-12.htm">Hosea 9:12</a> Though they bring up their children, yet I will bereave them, so that not a man shall be left. Indeed, woe also to them when I depart from them! (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/amos/6-1.htm">Amos 6:1</a> Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who are secure on the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come! (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1</a> Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/micah/2-4.htm">Micah 2:4</a> In that day doth 'one' take up for you a simile, And he hath wailed a wailing of wo, He hath said, We have been utterly spoiled, The portion of my people He doth change, How doth He move toward me! To the backslider our fields He apportioneth. (YLT)<a href="/nahum/3-1.htm">Nahum 3:1</a> Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery. The prey doesn't depart. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/habakkuk/2-9.htm">Habakkuk 2:9</a> Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil! (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/habakkuk/2-12.htm">Habakkuk 2:12</a> Woe to him who builds a town with blood, and establishes a city by iniquity! (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Habakkuk 2:15</a> "Woe to him who gives his neighbor drink, pouring your inflaming wine until they are drunk, so that you may gaze at their naked bodies! (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/habakkuk/2-19.htm">Habakkuk 2:19</a> Woe to him who says to the wood,'Awake!' or to the mute stone,'Arise!' Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in its midst. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/zephaniah/3-1.htm">Zephaniah 3:1</a> Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, the oppressing city! 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