What does Woe mean in the Bible?
A cry of grief or a warning of coming judgment, “how terrible it will be.” The prophets and Jesus use it to warn.
| BSB | KJV | |
|---|---|---|
| Times it appears | 106 | 106 |
| Books it appears in | 23 | 23 |
First uses (BSB)
Numbers 21:29
Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites.
1 Samuel 4:7
the Philistines were afraid. “The gods have entered their camp!” they said. “Woe to us, for nothing like this has happened before.
1 Samuel 4:8
Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.
Job 10:15
If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.
Psalm 120:5
Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!
Proverbs 23:29
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?
Ecclesiastes 10:16
Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.
Isaiah 3:9
The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.
Questions
What does Woe mean in the Bible?
A cry of grief or a warning of coming judgment, “how terrible it will be.” The prophets and Jesus use it to warn.
How many times is Woe in the Bible?
106 times in the Berean Standard Bible and 106 times in the King James Version, most often in Isaiah, Luke, Revelation.