Dictionary of Bible Themes: 9250 woe

9250 woe

Dictionary of Bible Themes

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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.

Woe as an exclamation of judgment on others

Woe to God's enemies

Isaiah 33:1 Probably referring to Assyria. See also Jeremiah 48:1-2; Nahum 3:1-7; Habakkuk 2:6-20; Zephaniah 2:5

Woe to God's faithless people

Hosea 7:13-16 See also Isaiah 30:1-2; Isaiah 45:9-10; Jeremiah 4:13-18; Ezekiel 16:23-27

Woe to careless leaders of God's people

Jeremiah 23:1-2 See also Ezekiel 13:1-9; Ezekiel 34:1-10; Zephaniah 3:1-4; Zechariah 11:15-17

Woe to those who are complacent in their prosperity or religion

Amos 6:1-7 See also Amos 5:18-24

Woe to those who neglect social justice

Isaiah 10:1-4 See also Isaiah 5:8-23; Jeremiah 22:13-19; Micah 2:1-3

Woe to a godless world

Revelation 8:13 See also Revelation 12:12; Revelation 18:10,16-17,19

Woe as an exclamation of misfortune on oneself

Woe as a consequence of circumstances or events

Jeremiah 10:19 Jeremiah is describing the pain he feels at the impending destruction of his nation. See also 1 Samuel 4:6-8; Psalm 120:5-7; Jeremiah 4:13

Woe as a consequence of one's own sin

Lamentations 5:16 See also Isaiah 3:8-9; Isaiah 6:5

Woe as a consequence of God's call on one's life

1 Corinthians 9:16 See also Jeremiah 45:1-5; Ezekiel 2:9-3:11

Woe as an exclamation of sadness over others

Woe to those who do not recognise their own needs

Luke 6:24-26

Woe to those whose religion blinds themselves and misleads others

Woe to those who cause others to sin

Matthew 18:7 See also Luke 17:1-3

Woe to those on whom judgment is coming

Luke 10:13-14 pp Matthew 11:20-22

Woe to the one who betrays the Son of Man

Matthew 26:24 pp Mark 14:21 pp Luke 22:22

Woe to those who experience the signs of the end of the age

Matthew 24:19-21 pp Mark 13:17-19 pp Luke 21:23 The word translated “how dreadful” is the same word that elsewhere is translated “woe”.

Woe may give way to forgiveness, comfort and deliverance

Isaiah 6:5-7 See also Isaiah 29:1-8; Isaiah 40:1-2 After the woes of earlier chapters, Isaiah now prophesies the comfort that will come to God's people; Jeremiah 45:2-5; Lamentations 3:16-26