פירוש על ישעיהו 54:16

Behold I am He Who created a smith who devises a weapon, and I am He Who has created a destroyer that destroys it. That is, to say: I am He Who incited the enemy against you; I am He Who has prepared retribution for him.

Behold, I have created the smith, etc. It is a figurative expression.

and produces a weapon for his work For necessity. He completes it according to all that is necessary.

ומוציא כלי למעשהו And that bringeth forth a vessel for its work.³²A. V., An instrument for his work. That bringeth forth a vessel out of the fire, to finish it. And I have also created the waster to destroy the instrument of the smith.