Green’s Dictionary of Slang

a general and blasphemous oath.

1909		C. Sandburg letter 16 Feb. in Mitgang (1968) 84: But – Jesus wept – 3 weeks! How could I overcome such a hoodoo in one night?
1922		Joyce Ulysses 39: Jesus wept: and no wonder, by Christ.
1925		O.O. McIntyre New York Day by Day 12 Nov. [synd. col.] No writer has encompassed the drama of the human heart in two words such as ‘Jesus wept.’.
1934		N. Lindsay Cautious Amorist 2: The purser’s voice went up, distinct with horrified conviction: ‘Jesus wept! – Into us!’.
1954		J.E. Macdonnell Jim Brady 175: ‘Jesus wept!’ exploded Tug.
1965		L. Dunne Goodbye to The Hill (1966) 144: Jesus wept! They’re like pissholes in the snow.
1975		A. Bleasdale Scully (1977) 45: As for the teachers. Jesus wept.
1978		Edwards & Reed Bullsh n.p.: ‘The old bugger’s lying doggo [...] Jeez wept!’.
1983		S. King Christine 11: I could read the damage all the same: 97,432. And six-tenths. Jesus wept.
1997		M. Walters Echo 161: Jesus wept. ‘Why not? What was so bad about it?’.
1999		G. Seal Lingo 132: jesus fucking christ and holy shit is about as bad as it gets here, with jesus wept, christ almighty, sweet jesus and for christ’s/god’s sake being uncreative also rans.
2001		K. Waterhouse Soho 57: Club whisky, six quid a shot. Jesus wept.
2011		J.J. Connolly Viva La Madness 305: ‘Jesus wept!’ says Bridget, rolling her eyes.