'Oh' in the Bible
And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before You!”
Then he said, “Oh may the Lord not be angry, and I shall speak; suppose thirty are found there?” And He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”
Then he said, “Oh may the Lord not be angry, and I shall speak only this once; suppose ten are found there?” And He said, “I will not destroy it on account of the ten.”
and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food,
Then Judah approached him, and said, “Oh my lord, may your servant please speak a word in my lord’s ears, and do not be angry with your servant; for you are equal to Pharaoh.
Say to the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept in the ears of the Lord, saying, “Oh that someone would give us meat to eat! For we were well-off in Egypt.” Therefore the Lord will give you meat and you shall eat.
Then Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord, I beg you, do not account this sin to us, in which we have acted foolishly and in which we have sinned.
Oh, do not let her be like one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes from his mother’s womb!”
Oh that they had such a heart in them, that they would fear Me and keep all My commandments always, that it may be well with them and with their sons forever!
She said, “Oh, my lord! As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you, praying to the Lord.
Moreover, Absalom would say, “Oh that one would appoint me judge in the land, then every man who has any suit or cause could come to me and I would give him justice.”
David had a craving and said, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!”
The one woman said, “Oh, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house; and I gave birth to a child while she was in the house.
Then the woman whose child was the living one spoke to the king, for she was deeply stirred over her son and said, “Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and by no means kill him.” But the other said, “He shall be neither mine nor yours; divide him!”
Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from harm that it may not pain me!” And God granted him what he requested.
David had a craving and said, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
Oh give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name;Make known His deeds among the peoples.
“Oh that my grief were actually weighedAnd laid in the balances together with my calamity!
“Oh that my request might come to pass,And that God would grant my longing!
“Oh that You would hide me in Sheol,That You would conceal me until Your wrath returns to You,That You would set a limit for me and remember me!
“Oh that my words were written!Oh that they were inscribed in a book!
“Oh that I were as in months gone by,As in the days when God watched over me;
“Oh that I had one to hear me!Behold, here is my signature;Let the Almighty answer me!And the indictment which my adversary has written,
Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!When the Lord restores His captive people,Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.
Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!When God restores His captive people,Let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!I would fly away and be at rest.
Oh draw near to my soul and redeem it;Ransom me because of my enemies!
For the choir director; set to El Shoshannim; Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph.Oh, give ear, Shepherd of Israel,You who lead Joseph like a flock;You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!
“Oh that My people would listen to Me,That Israel would walk in My ways!
Turn to me, and be gracious to me;Oh grant Your strength to Your servant,And save the son of Your handmaid.
Oh give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name;Make known His deeds among the peoples.
Praise the Lord!Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good,For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
Oh give us help against the adversary,For deliverance by man is in vain.
I shall pay my vows to the Lord,Oh may it be in the presence of all His people.
I shall pay my vows to the Lord,Oh may it be in the presence of all His people,
Oh let those who fear the Lord say,“His lovingkindness is everlasting.”
Oh that my ways may be establishedTo keep Your statutes!
There is a kind—oh how lofty are his eyes!And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.
“I said, ‘I will climb the palm tree,I will take hold of its fruit stalks.’Oh, may your breasts be like clusters of the vine,And the fragrance of your breath like apples,
“Oh that you were like a brother to meWho nursed at my mother’s breasts.If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you;No one would despise me, either.
Alas, oh land of whirring wingsWhich lies beyond the rivers of Cush,
Oh, that You would rend the heavens and come down,That the mountains might quake at Your presence—
My soul, my soul! I am in anguish! Oh, my heart!My heart is pounding in me;I cannot be silent,Because you have heard, O my soul,The sound of the trumpet,The alarm of war.
Oh that my head were watersAnd my eyes a fountain of tears,That I might weep day and nightFor the slain of the daughter of my people!
So now then, speak to the men of Judah and against the inhabitants of Jerusalem saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, I am fashioning calamity against you and devising a plan against you. Oh turn back, each of you from his evil way, and reform your ways and your deeds.”’
Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets, again and again, saying, “Oh, do not do this abominable thing which I hate.”
“They have heard that I groan;There is no one to comfort me;All my enemies have heard of my calamity;They are glad that You have done it.Oh, that You would bring the day which You have proclaimed,That they may become like me.
“Oh that there were one among you who would shut the gates, that you might not uselessly kindle fire on My altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of hosts, “nor will I accept an offering from you.
Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways!