en_tw_old/bible/kt/woe/01.md

woe

Definition

The term "woe" refers to a feeling or event of great sorrow or distress.

• The word "woe" often introduces a statement that someone is going to regret something or be severely punished.
• In several places in the Bible, the word "woe" is repeated, to emphasize an especially terrible judgment.

Translation Suggestions

• Depending on the context, the term "woe" could also be translated as "sorrow" or "sadness" or "calamity" or "disaster."
• Other ways to translate the phrase "Woe to" could include, "How terrible it will be for" or "