Jeremiah 22:1
22:1 The Lord told me, “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah. Give him a message from me there.
Ezekiel 13:3
13:3 This is what the sovereign
Lord says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit but have seen nothing!
Ezekiel 34:2
34:2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds
of Israel; prophesy, and say to them – to the shepherds: ‘This is what the sovereign
Lord says: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should not shepherds feed the flock?
Matthew 23:13
23:13 “But woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You keep locking people out of the kingdom of heaven! For you neither enter nor permit those trying to enter to go in.
Matthew 23:16
23:16 “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple is bound by nothing. But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound by the oath.’
Luke 11:42-52
11:42 “But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth of your mint, rue, and every herb, yet you neglect justice and love for God! But you should have done these things without neglecting the others.
11:43 Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seats in the synagogues and elaborate greetings in the marketplaces!
11:44 Woe to you! You are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without realizing it!”
11:45 One of the experts in religious law answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things you insult us too.”
11:46 But Jesus replied, “Woe to you experts in religious law as well! You load people down with burdens difficult to bear, yet you yourselves refuse to touch the burdens with even one of your fingers!
11:47 Woe to you! You build the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors killed.
11:48 So you testify that you approve of the deeds of your ancestors, because they killed the prophets and you build their tombs!
11:49 For this reason also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’
11:50 so that this generation may be held accountable for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world,
11:51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against this generation.
11:52 Woe to you experts in religious law! You have taken away the key to knowledge! You did not go in yourselves, and you hindered those who were going in.”