Who Said Woe Unto Me? in the Three Religions

According to the Bible, King David, Isaiah, Jeremiah,vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired
Job, Micah, the Philistines and, the daughter of Zionthe first ripe fruit.
said, all of them said: Woe is me or Woe unto me.The Philistines said; God is come into the camp. Woe
King David said: Woe is me! Because I dwell in theunto us, who shall deliver us out of the hand of
tents of Kedar! – Isaiah said: Woe is me! Becausethese mighty Gods?
I am a man of unclean lips and mine eyes have seen1 Samuel 4:7
the King, the Lord of hosts – Jeremiah said: 1)And the Philistines were afraid, for they said; God is
Woe unto us! For we are spoiled, 2) Woe is mecome into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for
because I am borne a man of strife and a man ofthere hath not been such a thing heretofore.
contention to the whole earth! Every one curses me,1 Samuel 4:8
3) Woe unto us! For the day goeth away, for theWoe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of
shadows of the evening are stretched out, 4) Woethese mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote
unto us that we have sinned! - The Philistines said;the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
God is come into the camp. Woe unto us, who shallThe daughter of Zion: Woe is me now! For my soul is
deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods?wearied because of murderers.
And the daughter of Zion: Woe is me now! For myJeremiah 4:31
soul is wearied because of murderers.For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail,
On the other hand, the Quran says that when anand the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first
unbeliever sees his book that recorded his deed hechild, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that
will say: 'Woe to me would that my book had notbewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying,
been given to me! And the Unbelievers will say: 1)Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of
Woe for us! 'Who has roused us from our graves?murderers.
This is what Allah promised; the messengers haveJeremiah: (Prepare ye war against her) Woe unto us!
spoken the truth! ', 2) Woe to us! This is the Day offor the day goeth away, for the shadows of the
Judgment! , 3) Woe to us! We did wrong indeed!" andevening are stretched out.
4) 'woe to us, truly we were insolentJeremiah 6:4
Before dealing with the topic of "Woe" in QuranPrepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at
versus Bible versus sciences, it is compulsory tonoon. Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the
remember that the total words in the Bible areshadows of the evening are stretched out.
788,280 while the total words in the Quran areJeremiah: woe unto us, that we have sinned!
77,473. It follows that, the Bible is more than 10Lamentations 5:16
times the Quran word-wise. "Woe" is mentioned 104The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that
times in the Bible and 34 times in the Quran, i.e. thewe have sinned!
Bible mentions "Woe" more than three times as doesJob: If I be wicked, woe unto me
the Quran. In other words, the Bible has the potentialJob 10:15
of more than 10 times (word-wise) and seven timesIf I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous,
(subject-wise) than the Quran to talk about "Woe".yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion;
The subject of "Woe" is too big, that it why it will betherefore see thou mine affliction;
classified into parts, this is the first pat, "Who saidWho said Woe unto me? In the Quran
Woe unto me?"'They will say:' Woe for us! 'Who has roused us from
Who said Woe unto me? In the Bibleour graves? This is what Allah promised; the
King David: Woe is me! Because I dwell in the tentsmessengers have spoken the truth! '
of Kedar! (Kedar is the son of Ishmael).Surah: 36, Verse: 51-54
Psalm 120:5[51] And the horn is blown, and, from the graves
Woe is me that I sojourn in Mesech that I dwell inthey rush forth to their lord.
the tents of Kedar![52] 'Woe for us! 'They will say. 'Who has roused us
Isaiah: Woe is me! Because I am a man of uncleanfrom our sleeping place? This is what the merciful
lips and mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord ofpromised; the messengers have spoken the truth! '
hosts.[53] It will be no more than a single blast, when lo!
Isaiah 6:5They will all be brought up before us!
Then said I, Woe is me! For I am undone; because I[54] Today, no soul shall be wronged a thing. you
am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst ofshall not be recompensed except according to your
a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen thedeeds.
King, the Lord of hosts.When the unbeliever sees his book that recorded his
Isaiah: woe unto me! the treacherous dealers havedeed he will say: 'Woe to me would that my book
dealt treacherouslyhad not been given to me!
Isaiah 24:16Surah: 69, Verse: 25
From the uttermost part of the earth have weBut, he who is given his book in his left hand will say:
heard songs, even glory to the righteous? But I said,'Woe to me, would that my book had not been
My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! thegiven to me!
treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea,Woe to us! This is the day of judgment!"
the treacherous dealers have dealt verySurah: 37, Verse: 16-21
treacherously.[16] What, when we are dead and become dust and
Jeremiah: Woe unto us! for we are spoiledbones, shall we then certainly be raised and
Jeremiah 4:13resurrected?
Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots[17] What, and our forefathers, the ancients! '
shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than[18] Say thou: "yea, and ye shall then be humiliated
eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.(on account of your evil)."
Jeremiah: Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is[19] It will be but one shout, then see, they are
grievouswatching
Jeremiah 10:19[20] They will say, "Ah! Woe to us! This is the day of
Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous; but Ijudgment!"
said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.[21] (A voice will say,) "this is the day of sorting out
Jeremiah: Woe is me because I am borne a man of(judgment, separation), which you belied.
strife and a man of contention to the whole earth!They will say, "Woe to us! We did wrong indeed!"
Every one curses meSurah: 21, Verse: 46-47
Jeremiah 15:10[46] If but a breath of the wrath of thy lord do
Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me atouch them, they will then say, "Woe to us! We did
man of strife and a man of contention to the wholewrong indeed!"
earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent[47] we shall set up scales of justice for the day of
to me on usury; yet every one of them doth cursejudgment, so that not a soul will be dealt with
me.unjustly in the least, and if there be (no more than)
Jeremiah: Woe is me now! for the Lord has addedthe weight of a mustard seed, we will bring it (to
grief to my sorrowaccount): and enough are we to take account.
Jeremiah 45:3They said 'woe to us, truly we were insolent
Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the Lord hathSurah: 68, Verse: 31
added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing,They said 'woe to us, truly we were insolent! (we
and I find no rest.have indeed transgressed!- we were outrageous , we
Micah: Woe is me! for I am as when they havewere inordinate) '
gathered the summer fruitsBack to the main topic of my series of articles (1-
Micah 7:179); this is my question to you smart readers: "Is the
Woe is me! for I am as when they have gatheredQuran quoted from the Bible "?
the summer fruits, as the grape gleanings of the