ירמיהו, פרק נ׳, פסוק כ״ה

The impending fall of Babylon unfolds not as a mere shift in human politics, but as a direct military campaign led by God. He is depicted stepping into a hidden, closely guarded vault to retrieve the exact instruments needed to bring about disaster. This imagery of God opening a secret storehouse serves as a powerful metaphor, illustrating that His war against the empire is open, visible, and undeniable [רד״ק]. The vault itself represents a hidden treasury of divine retribution [מצודת ציון].

From this concealed place, God brings forth weapons of His wrath, a profound expression of His anger and fury [מצודת ציון]. However, these are not physical swords or spears. The weapons are actually the mighty empires of Persia and Media. It is God Himself who stirs their hearts and drives them to march against Babylon to destroy it [מצודת דוד].

The mobilization of these foreign empires happens because this event is entirely God's work. The destruction of the Chaldean land is no ordinary war; it is a specific, assigned divine mission [מצודת דוד, מצודת ציון]. Alternatively, this work is understood as a complex, active operation by God. By its very nature, carrying out such a massive undertaking requires the use of these specific instruments of fury to bring His ultimate plan into reality [ביאור שטיינזלץ].