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Also spelled oy vay, oy veh, or oi vey, and often abbreviated to oy, the expression may be translated as "oh, woe!" or "woe is me!" Its Hebrew equivalent is oy vavoy (אוי ואבוי, óy va'avóy). [1] [2] Sometimes the phrase is elongated to oi yoi yoi (with the yoi being repeated as many times as desired). [3]
The sense of the word woe (Greek: Ου̉̀αὶ, Latin: væ) is commented on by a number of church fathers. John Chrysostom states that it is, "always said in the Scriptures to those who cannot escape from future punishment." St. Gregory likewise notes that it "oftentimes in Scripture denotes the wrath of God and everlasting punishment." [2]
James Tissot, Woe unto You, Scribes and Pharisees, Brooklyn Museum. The Woes of the Pharisees are series of criticisms by Jesus against scribes and Pharisees recorded in Luke 11:37–54 and Matthew 23:1–39. [1] Mark 12:35–40 and Luke 20:45–47 also include warnings about scribes.
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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. [14] The "anise" mentioned in some translations is dill (A. graveolens), rather than anise.
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Woe is me is an archaic idiom expressing sorrow or despair. It is an allusion to Psalm 120 "Woe is me" also may refer to: TV "Woe Is Me", episode ...
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