Dictionary of Bible Themes An exclamation of judgment upon God's enemies, or of misfortune on oneself, or, in the ministry of Jesus Christ, of sadness over those who fail to recognise the true misery of their condition. Isaiah 33:1Woe as an exclamation of judgment on others Woe to God's enemies See also Jeremiah 48:1-2Probably referring to Assyria. Nahum 3:1-7Habakkuk 2:6-20 Zephaniah 2:5 Hosea 7:13-16 See also Woe to God's faithless people Isaiah 30:1-2; 45:9-10Jeremiah 4:13-18 Ezekiel 16:23-27 Jeremiah 23:1-2 See also Woe to careless leaders of God's people Ezekiel 13:1-9; 34:1-10Zephaniah 3:1-4 Zechariah 11:15-17 Amos 6:1-7 See also Woe to those who are complacent in their prosperity or religion Amos 5:18-24Isaiah 10:1-4 See also Woe to those who neglect social justice Isaiah 5:8-23Jeremiah 22:13-19 Micah 2:1-3 Revelation 8:13 See also Woe to a godless world Revelation 12:12; 18:10,16-17,19Jeremiah 10:19 Woe as an exclamation of misfortune on oneself Woe as a consequence of circumstances or events See also 1 Samuel 4:6-8Jeremiah is describing the pain he feels at the impending destruction of his nation. Psalms 120:5-7Jeremiah 4:13 Lamentations 5:16 See also Woe as a consequence of one's own sin Isaiah 3:8-9; 6:51 Corinthians 9:16 See also Woe as a consequence of God's call on one's life Jeremiah 45:1-5Ezekiel 2:9-3:11 Luke 6:24-26 Woe as an exclamation of sadness over others Woe to those who do not recognise their own needs Luke 11:52See also Woe to those whose religion blinds themselves and misleads others Matthew 23:13-33Luke 11:42-51 Matthew 18:7 See also Woe to those who cause others to sin Luke 17:1-3Luke 10:13-14 Woe to those on whom judgment is coming Matthew 26:24pp Mt 11:20-22 Woe to the one who betrays the Son of Man pp Mk 14:21 Matthew 24:19-21pp Lk 22:22 Woe to those who experience the signs of the end of the age pp Mk 13:17-19 pp Lk 21:23 The word translated "how dreadful" is the same word that elsewhere is translated "woe". Isaiah 6:5-7Woe may give way to forgiveness, comfort and deliverance See also Isaiah 29:1-8; 40:1-2Jeremiah 45:2-5 Lamentations 3:16-26 After the woes of earlier chapters, Isaiah now prophesies the comfort that will come to God's people See also 1340 consistency5136 body 5562 suffering, innocent 5806 compassion 5811 compromise 5900 laughter 5939 satisfaction 5979 waste 6125 condemnation, divine 8768 idolatry 8824 self-righteousness 9210 judgment, God's |
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