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WOE

An onomatopoeic exclamation (Heb. hôy; Gk. ouaí), generally of lamentation, expressing an outburst of emotion. In the OT hôy is used to describe funeral laments (1 Kgs. 13:30) and to attract attention (Isa. 55:1). It predominately occurs in prophetic speeches, usually in a series of such utterances, and signals an announcement of impending destruction. The distinguishing feature of the woe oracle is the opening interjection, “Woe to . . . ,” which is followed by the description of evil deeds and a prediction of divine judgment (Isa. 5:8-10; Mic. 2:1-5). Some scholars attribute the origin of the woe oracle to the cultic practice of curses (Deut. 27:15-26); others, to the funerary lament. In the NT “woe” functions as prophetic denunciation (Matt. 11:21; Jude 11) or lamentation. It appears predominately in the Synoptic Gospels.

Kenneth J. Archer






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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