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# woe
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## Definition
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The term "woe" refers to a feeling or event of great sorrow or distress.
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* The word "woe" often introduces a statement that someone is going to regret something or be severely punished.
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* In several places in the Bible, the word "woe" is repeated, to emphasize an especially terrible judgment.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* Depending on the context, the term "woe" could also be translated as "sorrow" or "sadness" or "calamity" or "disaster."
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* Other ways to translate the phrase "Woe to" could include, "How terrible it will be for" or "
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