Occurrences
Hôwy occurs 50 times in 46 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (1), Isaiah (20), Jeremiah (8), Ezekiel (3), Amos (2), Micah (1), Nahum (1), Habakkuk (5), Zephaniah (2), Zechariah (3)
- 1 Kings 13:30 — And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas (ה֥וֹי), my brother!
- Isaiah 1:4 — Ah (ה֣וֹי) sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.
- Isaiah 1:24 — Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah (ה֚וֹי), I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:
- Isaiah 5:8 — Woe (ה֗וֹי) unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
- Isaiah 5:11 — Woe (ה֛וֹי) unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
- Isaiah 5:18 — Woe (ה֛וֹי) unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:
- Isaiah 5:20 — Woe (ה֣וֹי) unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
- Isaiah 5:21 — Woe (ה֖וֹי) unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
- Isaiah 5:22 — Woe (ה֕וֹי) unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
- Isaiah 10:1 — Woe (ה֥וֹי) unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
- Isaiah 17:12 — Woe (ה֗וֹי) to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
- Isaiah 18:1 — Woe (ה֥וֹי) to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
- Isaiah 28:1 — Woe (ה֗וֹי) to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
- Isaiah 29:1 — Woe (ה֚וֹי) to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.
- Isaiah 29:15 — Woe (ה֛וֹי) unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
- Isaiah 30:1 — Woe (ה֣וֹי) to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:
- Isaiah 31:1 — Woe (ה֣וֹי) to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!
- Isaiah 33:1 — Woe (ה֣וֹי) to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
- Isaiah 45:9 — Woe (ה֗וֹי) unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
- Isaiah 45:10 — Woe (ה֛וֹי) unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?
- Isaiah 55:1 — Ho (ה֤וֹי), every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
- Jeremiah 22:13 — Woe (ה֣וֹי) unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
- Jeremiah 22:18 — Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah (ה֥וֹי) my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
- Jeremiah 22:18 — Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah (וְה֣וֹי) sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
- Jeremiah 22:18 — Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah (ה֥וֹי) lord! or, Ah his glory!
- Jeremiah 22:18 — Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah (וְה֥וֹי) his glory!
- Jeremiah 23:1 — Woe (ה֣וֹי) be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.
- Jeremiah 30:7 — Alas (ה֗וֹי)! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
- Jeremiah 34:5 — But thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odours for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah (וְה֥וֹי) lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the LORD.
- Jeremiah 47:6 — O (ה֗וֹי) thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
- Jeremiah 48:1 — Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe (ה֤וֹי) unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.
- Jeremiah 50:27 — Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe (ה֣וֹי) unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
- Ezekiel 13:3 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe (ה֖וֹי) unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
- Ezekiel 13:18 — And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe (הוֹי֩) to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?
- Ezekiel 34:2 — Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe (ה֤וֹי) be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
- Amos 5:18 — Woe (ה֥וֹי) 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 6:1 — Woe (ה֚וֹי) to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
- Micah 2:1 — Woe (ה֧וֹי) to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
- Nahum 3:1 — Woe (ה֖וֹי) to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
- Habakkuk 2:6 — Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe (ה֚וֹי) to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
- Habakkuk 2:9 — Woe (ה֗וֹי) to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
- Habakkuk 2:12 — Woe (ה֛וֹי) to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
- Habakkuk 2:15 — Woe (ה֚וֹי) unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
- Habakkuk 2:19 — Woe (ה֣וֹי) unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
- Zephaniah 2:5 — Woe (ה֗וֹי) unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.
- Zephaniah 3:1 — Woe (ה֥וֹי) to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
- Zechariah 2:6 — Ho (ה֣וֹי), ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.
- Zechariah 2:6 — Ho, ho (ה֗וֹי), come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.
- Zechariah 2:7 — Deliver thyself, O (ה֥וֹי) Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
- Zechariah 11:17 — Woe (ה֣וֹי) to the idol 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.