[Ironword]

I think it is a beautiful allusion to Hosea 8:7: "They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind."

It may be -- but that powerful text is a statement of divine judgment upon the wicked (specifically, backslidden Israelites who had made idols and worshipped them in word and deed).

[Pinetop]

As much as I like the insertion of the angel into the harshness of Hosea, I agree with you. The most likely reference is to Joseph Addison 1672-1719 verse "The Campaign" "And, pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirl-wind, and directs the storm". Pinetop often quotes Addison for "The woman who deliberates is lost."