Lexicon :: Strong's H1945 - hôy

Then he laid the corpse in his own grave, and they mourned over him, “Oh, my brother! ”

Oh sinful nation,

people weighed down with iniquity,

brood of evildoers,

depraved children!

They have abandoned the LORD;

they have despised the Holy One of Israel;

they have turned their backs on him.

Therefore the Lord GOD of Armies,

the Mighty One of Israel, declares:

“Ah, I will get even with my foes;

I will take revenge against my enemies.

Woe to those who add house to house

and join field to field

until there is no more room

and you alone are left in the land.

Woe to those who rise early in the morning

in pursuit of beer,

who linger into the evening,

inflamed by wine.

Woe to those who drag iniquity

with cords of deceit

and pull sin along with cart ropes,

Woe to those who call evil good

and good evil,

who substitute darkness for light

and light for darkness,

who substitute bitter for sweet

and sweet for bitter.

Woe to those enacting crooked statutes

and writing oppressive laws

Woe to Assyria, the rod of my anger —

the staff in their hands is my wrath.

Ah! The roar of many peoples —

they roar like the roaring of the seas.

The raging of the nations —

they rage like the rumble of rushing water.

Woe to the land of buzzing insect wings[fn]

beyond the rivers of Cush,

Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards,

and to the fading flower of its beautiful splendor,

which is on the summit above the rich valley.

Woe to those overcome with wine.

Woe to Ariel,[fn] Ariel,

the city where David camped!

Continue year after year;

let the festivals recur.

Woe to those who go to great lengths

to hide their plans from the LORD.

They do their works in the dark,

and say, “Who sees us? Who knows us? ”

Woe to the rebellious children!

This is the LORD’s declaration.

They carry out a plan, but not mine;

they make an alliance,

but against my will,

piling sin on top of sin.

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help

and who depend on horses!

They trust in the abundance of chariots

and in the large number of horsemen.

They do not look to the Holy One of Israel,

and they do not seek the LORD.

Woe, you destroyer never destroyed,

you traitor never betrayed!

When you have finished destroying,

you will be destroyed.

When you have finished betraying,

they will betray you.

“Woe to the one who argues with his Maker —

one clay pot among many.[fn]

Does clay say to the one forming it,

‘What are you making? ’

Or does your work say,

‘He has no hands’?[fn]

“Come, everyone who is thirsty,

come to the water;

and you without silver,

come, buy, and eat!

Come, buy wine and milk

without silver and without cost!

Woe for the one who builds his palace

through unrighteousness,

his upstairs rooms through injustice,

who makes his neighbor serve without pay

and will not give him his wages,

Therefore, this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah:

They will not mourn for him, saying,

“Woe, my brother! ” or “Woe, my sister! ”

They will not mourn for him, saying,

“Woe, lord! Woe, his majesty! ”

“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! ” This is the LORD’s declaration.

How awful that day will be!

There will be no other like it!

It will be a time of trouble for Jacob,

but he will be saved out of it.

“you will die peacefully. There will be a burning ceremony for you just like the burning ceremonies for your ancestors, the kings of old who came before you. “Oh, master! ” will be the lament for you, for I have spoken this word. This is the LORD’s declaration.’ ”

Oh, sword of the LORD!

How long will you be restless?

Go back to your sheath;

be still; be silent!

About Moab, this is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says:

Woe to Nebo, because it is about to be destroyed;

Kiriathaim will be put to shame; it will be taken captive.

The fortress will be put to shame and dismayed!

Put all her young bulls to the sword;

let them go down to the slaughter.

Woe to them because their day has come,

the time of their punishment.

“This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing.

“Say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic bands on the wrist of every hand and who make veils for the heads of people of every size in order to ensnare lives. Will you ensnare the lives of my people but preserve your own?

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says to the shepherds: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who have been feeding themselves! Shouldn’t the shepherds feed their flock?

Woe to you who long for the day of the LORD!

What will the day of the LORD be for you?

It will be darkness and not light.

Woe to those who are at ease in Zion

and to those who feel secure on the hill of Samaria —

the notable people in this first of the nations,

those the house of Israel comes to.

Woe to those who dream up wickedness

and prepare evil plans on their beds!

At morning light they accomplish it

because the power is in their hands.

Woe to the city of blood,

totally deceitful,

full of plunder,

never without prey.

Won’t all of these take up a taunt against him,

with mockery and riddles about him?

They will say,

“Woe to him who amasses what is not his —

how much longer? —

and loads himself with goods taken in pledge.”

Woe to him who dishonestly makes

wealth for his house[fn]

to place his nest on high,

to escape the grasp of disaster!

Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed

and founds a town with injustice!

Woe to him who gives his neighbors drink,

pouring out your wrath[fn]

and even making them drunk,

in order to look at their nakedness!

Woe to him who says to wood: Wake up!

or to mute stone: Come alive!

Can it teach?

Look! It may be plated with gold and silver,

yet there is no breath in it at all.

Woe, inhabitants of the seacoast,

nation of the Cherethites![fn]

The word of the LORD is against you,

Canaan, land of the Philistines:

I will destroy you until there is no one left.

Woe to the city that is rebellious[fn] and defiled,

the oppressive city!

“Listen! Listen! Flee from the land of the north” ​— ​this is the LORD’s declaration ​— ​“for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven” ​— ​this is the LORD’s declaration.

“Woe to the worthless shepherd

who deserts the flock!

May a sword strike[fn] his arm

and his right eye!

May his arm wither away

and his right eye go completely blind! ”