Jeremiah 30:23

23 Look! The LORD ’s anger bursts out like a storm, a driving wind that swirls down on the heads of the wicked.

Jeremiah 30:23 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 30:23

Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury
That is, the wrath of God, which like a whirlwind comes suddenly, with great force and strength, and carries all before it; there is no withstanding it; such is the wrath of God against the enemies of his church and people: a continuing whirlwind;
whirlwinds, as they come suddenly, are generally soon over; but this will continue very boisterous and terrible, until it has done all the execution designed by it: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked;
according to some, the wicked Jews, that do not repent and turn to the Lord; but rather the wicked of the nations, as Jarchi; not the Gentiles in general, as distinguished from the Jews, which is his sense, but the antichristian states; for the ruin of antichrist, and the conversion of the Jews, will be much about the same time; and the vials of God's wrath, which will be poured upon them, and fall upon their heads, will give them much pain, both in body and mind; see ( Revelation 16:10 Revelation 16:11 ) ; and which wrath and ruin are expressed by a tempest of thunder, lightning, and hail, and by an earthquake, ( Jeremiah 30:18-21 ) .

Jeremiah 30:23 In-Context

21 They will have their own ruler again, and he will come from their own people. I will invite him to approach me,” says the LORD, “for who would dare to come unless invited?

22 You will be my people, and I will be your God.”

23 Look! The LORD ’s anger bursts out like a storm, a driving wind that swirls down on the heads of the wicked.

24 The fierce anger of the LORD will not diminish until it has finished all he has planned. In the days to come you will understand all this.