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Woe
Deep sorrow, grief, or affliction. In the Bible the word woe is often used,
particularly by the Old Testament prophets, as an exclamation expressing dismay
or misfortune (Is 3:9,11; Jer 10:19; Amos 5:18).
In the New Testament
Jesus pronounced woes on the cities of
Chorazin and
Bethsaida (Mt 11:21), on the
scribes,
Pharisees, and
lawyers (Lk 11:42-44), and on the one who betrayed Him (Mk 14:21).