sha.a.ru.rah denotes a grievous and shocking condition or occurrence condemned in prophetic assessment.

The two occurrences use the noun for something presented as grievous and shocking: the conduct seen among Jerusalem's prophets and a disturbing occurrence in the land.

1. A grievous, shocking matter · dominant

   In Jeremiah 23:14, the singular absolute noun names what is seen among Jerusalem's prophets, in a clause followed by adultery, deception, and support for evildoers. In Jeremiah 5:30, the same form occurs in the announcement that a shocking thing has happened in the land; the APB renders the surrounding statements with "horror" and "a shocking thing."

   Jeremiah 23:14Jeremiah 5:30

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the noun's contexts as "horror" in Jeremiah 23:14 and as part of "A horror and a shocking thing" in Jeremiah 5:30. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall assessment rather than isolate every contribution of the noun.