Charles Spurgeon Commentary Jeremiah 23:18-19

"For who hath stood in the council of Jehovah, that he should perceive and hear his word? who hath marked my word, and heard it? Behold, the tempest of Jehovah, [even his] wrath, is gone forth, yea, a whirling tempest: it shall burst upon the head of the wicked." — Jeremiah 23:18-19 (ASV)

This is God's Word; he does not prophesy smooth things to the wicked, he does not promise slight consequences of sin, but a whirlwind and a grievous whirlwind.