Woe oracles
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Woe oracles are prophetic pronouncements of judgment and impending disaster, typically found in biblical texts as warnings against injustice, idolatry, and moral corruption.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical literary form
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judgment oracle ⓘ prophetic genre ⓘ |
| address |
covenant unfaithfulness
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idolatry ⓘ injustice ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ social oppression ⓘ |
| aimTo |
call to repentance
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warn of consequences ⓘ |
| areAssociatedWith |
covenant lawsuit form
ⓘ
prophetic rhetoric ⓘ |
| areFoundIn |
Book of Amos
NERFINISHED
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Book of Ezekiel NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Habakkuk NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Isaiah NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Jeremiah NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Micah NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Nahum NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Revelation NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Zephaniah NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ prophetic books ⓘ |
| areUsedBy |
Jesus of Nazareth
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Old Testament prophets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicate |
divine displeasure
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impending punishment ⓘ |
| functionAs |
pronouncements of judgment
ⓘ
warnings of impending disaster ⓘ |
| haveTypicalIntroductoryWord | woe ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
moral critique
ⓘ
theological warning ⓘ |
| oftenDirectedToward |
Israel
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Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ false prophets ⓘ foreign nations ⓘ leaders ⓘ scribes and Pharisees ⓘ the wealthy oppressors ⓘ |
| oftenInclude |
announcement of specific judgments
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curses ⓘ description of sins ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTerm |
Greek ouai
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Hebrew hoy ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.