Seek good, and not evil, That you may live; And so Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be with you, As you say.
Now that is a term that is one of just total despair. You say, "Alas, alas," that means, "We've had it." That's just total despair. We don't use that term anymore, but it's one that just signifies, really, the end of the world.