The wrath of God is not a popular subject, indeed even many "Christians" seek to pretend it doesn't exist. This is a foolish line to follow. There are two key aspects to the wrath of God: (i) it is a passionate hatred of sin and all its consequences; (ii) it is utterly rational and reasonable. We often confuse the wrath of God with a fit of rage, but this is not what the wrath of God is. The truly frightening thing about the wrath of God is that it is utterly reasonable. Moreover, as has been made clear in Jeremiah, the wrath of God comes only after many years of patiently waiting, giving the people the chance to repent.
Those who seek to ignore or gloss over the wrath of God are ignoring and glossing over the reality of our sin, of its disastrous effects on us and on those around us. Indeed if we do this we are acting just like the religious leaders of Jeremiah's day. See what happened to them and take warning.
Now here the wrath of God is going not just to Judah, but to many nations. Many of the nations in the region are named, Sheshak (v26) is Babylon.
Verse 29 reminds one of 1 Peter 4:17, judgement begins in the house of God, but it does not end there. A storm of judgement would sweep across the whole earth.
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