These examples show how Ecphonesis functions in biblical language, rhetoric, poetry, prophecy, narrative, or theological imagery.
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!
Paul erupts in doxological wonder after tracing God's saving wisdom.
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Wretched man that I am!
The exclamation expresses anguish over bondage to sin and longing for deliverance.
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O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name
The psalm opens with exclamatory praise of God's majesty.
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How long, O LORD?
The lament expresses anguish through repeated exclamatory questioning.
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Woe is me!
Isaiah's outcry expresses terror and uncleanness before the Holy One.
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O Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Jesus' lament over Jerusalem carries exclamatory grief and judgment.
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O foolish ones, and slow of heart
Jesus' exclamation rebukes dullness toward the prophetic Scriptures.
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O foolish Galatians!
Paul's exclamation intensifies doctrinal rebuke.
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Alas! Alas! You great city
The cry expresses terror and lament over Babylon's judgment.
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O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom!
David's repeated outcry expresses grief in a form of emotional exclamation.
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