'Woe to Those' in the Bible

Woe to those who add house to houseand join field to fielduntil there is no more roomand you alone are left in the land.

Woe to those who rise early in the morningin pursuit of beer,who linger into the evening,inflamed by wine.

Woe to those who drag wickednesswith cords of deceitand pull sin along with cart ropes,

Woe to those who call evil goodand good evil,who substitute darkness for lightand light for darkness,who substitute bitter for sweetand sweet for bitter.

Woe to those who are wise in their own opinionand clever in their own sight.

Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine,who are fearless at mixing beer,

Woe to those enacting crooked statutesand writing oppressive laws

Woe to those who go to great lengthsto hide their plans from the Lord.They do their works in darkness,and say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for helpand who depend on horses!They trust in the abundance of chariotsand in the large number of horsemen.They do not look to the Holy One of Israeland they do not seek the Lord’s help.

Woe to those who are at ease in Zionand 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 wickednessand prepare evil plans on their beds!At morning light they accomplish itbecause the power is in their hands.

I looked again and heard an eagle flying high overhead, crying out in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who live on the earth, because of the remaining trumpet blasts that the three angels are about to sound!”