Jeremiah 30:23

Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Jeremiah delivers this oracle to Israel and Judah during a promised restoration sequence, immediately following a declaration of renewed covenant relationship. The statement functions as a divine warning that precedes the execution of God's judicial purposes.

The words — The Hebrew סַעַר (Sa'ar) denotes a violent storm or whirlwind, while מִתְגּוֹרֵר (mit.go.Rer) literally describes a storm that lodges or remains as a sojourner over its target. These terms emphasize the sustained, inescapable presence of the coming judgment.

The thread — This identical phrasing appears in Jeremiah 23:19, while Jeremiah 25:32 describes a similar mighty storm spreading from nation to nation. Zechariah 9:14 echoes the motif by depicting the LORD appearing with destructive power and a sounding ram's horn.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that divine judgment is an active, unstoppable force directed at the wicked, not a distant threat. It requires readers to acknowledge that God's fury operates until His purposes are fully accomplished, establishing a sober baseline for moral accountability.

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The Hebrew words

הִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.Nehthere!סַעֲרַ֣תsa.'a.Rat[the] storm of יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahweh חֵמָה֙che.Mahrage יָֽצְאָ֔הya.tze.'Ahit has gone out סַ֖עַרSa.'ara storm מִתְגּוֹרֵ֑רmit.go.Rerstaying as a sojourner עַ֛ל'alon רֹ֥אשׁrosh[the] head of רְשָׁעִ֖יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]יָחֽוּל׃ya.Chulit will whirl about

King James Version

Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.

Cross-references

Jeremiah 23:19 Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.
Jeremiah 25:32 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.”
Zechariah 9:14 Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.
Psalms 58:9 Before your pots can feel the burning thorns—whether green or dry—He will sweep them away.
Proverbs 1:27 when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.