Meteorological events such as thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes represent powerful forces which dwarf man's defensive capabilities. According to the Dictionary of Biblical Imagery, "winds can picture God's supremacy, His authority over His creation, His judgement on that creation, and the very Spirit that breathes life into the human soul." Both the Hebrew ruach and the Greek pneuma mean interchangeably wind or spirit. According to scientists, for the global winds to stop it would be catastrophic to the earth becoming uninhabitable for human life. The jet stream, in particular, balances weather patterns around the globe bringing and distributing moisture and moderating temperatures continually. When applied to human parlance, the whirlwind could symbolize vindicative gossip or malicious hot air, the kind Job's 'friends' subjected him to with their harsh talk endlessly until God put a stop to it (Job 38), putting an end to the seemingly endless supply of hot air from Jobs three friends justifying their superiority in judging Jobs' situation. In Hosea 8:7, describing the apostasy of Israel, Hosea warns, "if you sow the wind, you will reap the whirlwind," prophesying that aliens would consume their produce, the curse all of Jacob's offspring are reaping because of our apostasy. Haman's evil plot to destroy God's people was enhanced by the evil tongue of Haman, whispering into the king's ear. Thankfully, God had chosen Queen Esther to thwart the evil purposes of Haman, who had sown the wind only to reap the whirlwind, paying for his evil communication with his life and that of his family. We should take note of Haman's fate, realizing if we are ever tempted to sow the wind, we just might reap the whirlwind.