11 July 2012

Woe is everyone!

My last post showed that God is woe. But he's got plenty of woe company.

Here's a list of woe people in the Bible.
  1. Early rising, all-day drinkers

    Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!  Isaiah 5:11

  2. Drinkers, drunkards, and bartenders

    Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and ... mingle strong drink. Isaiah 5:22

    Woe to ... the drunkards ... that are overcome with wine! Isaiah 28:1

    Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken. Habakkuk 2:15

  3. People with unclean lips

    Woe is me! ... because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips. Isaiah 6:5

  4. People that make a noise like the sea

    Woe to the multitude ... which make a noise like the noise of the seas. Isaiah 17:12

  5. Spoiled people

    Woe unto us! for we are spoiled. Jeremiah 4:13

  6. Foolish, free-spirited prophets

    Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! Ezekiel 13:3

  7. Women that sew pillows

    Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew pillows ... Behold, I am against your pillows. Ezekiel 13:18-20

  8. Bloody cities

    Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it!   Ezekiel 24:6

    Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city I will even make the pile for fire great. Ezekiel 24:9

    Woe to the bloody city! Nahum 3:1

  9. People that desire the day of the Lord

    Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light. Amos 5:18

  10. People that are at ease

    Woe to them that are at ease. Amos 6:1

  11. People who wake up wood or dumb stones

    Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise. Habakkuk 2:19

  12. The inhabitants of the sea coast

    Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast ... I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant. Zephaniah 2:5

  13. Filthy and polluted women

    Woe to her that is filthy and polluted. Zephaniah 3:1
  14. Idle shepherds

    Woe to the idle shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.  Zechariah 11:17

  15. Pregnant women and nursing mothers

    Woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! Matthew 24:19, Mark 13:17, Luke 21:23

  16. Rich people

    Woe unto you that are rich! Luke 6:24

  17. The well-fed

    Woe unto you that are full! Luke 6:25a
  18. Those that laugh now

    Woe to you that laugh now. Luke 6:25b

  19. Those with good reputations

    Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! Luke 6:26

  20. Lawyers

    Woe unto you also, ye lawyers!  Luke 11:46

  21. Everyone on earth

    Woe unto the world because of offences! Matthew 18:7

    Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth!   Revelation 8:13

    Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you.  Revelation 12:12

    4 comments:

    Lars Larson said...

    Love your stuff...

    ...but listen...Isaiah 5:11 goes like this:

    "Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!"

    Why not print the rest? It is all silly. You don't need to rip things out of context to show it. It just makes you as ingenuous as those trying to scam people into believing.

    Steve Wells said...

    Thanks Lars. And you're right, I should have quoted the whole verse. I usually try to include as much of the quote as is necessary to show the meaning of the verse or passage, but this time I couldn't resist truncating it for humorous effect.

    I'll revise the post to include the whole verse as you suggest.

    No said...

    "Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you."

    Revelation 12:12

    But Lord you are the one that created the whole thing to begin with,remember ? During iron age Most Holy... does that ring a bell ?

    Still hesitating ? Try Omega3 it's good it's fish oil.

    Speaking of fish Your Most Hon'rable marine wildlife is evil too, is this so... they can't stop sinning like us bone bags uh I'd bet ? Why haven't I though about it before... woe to the inhabitant of the sea !

    Where's my fishing rod ?!

    GoldenWolf79 said...

    The epitome of sadism.