ציטירנדיקער פּירוש אויף ירמיהו 10:8

ובכל אלוה' מצרים אעשה שפטים, “and I will execute judgments on all the deities of Egypt.” Rashi, in illustrating how these judgments of the idols of the Egyptians were carried out, says that if the deities had been made of wood, the wood would rot, whereas if they had been made of metal, the metal would melt. Nachmanides points out that Rashi had failed to explain that the reason why the Torah had not given us these details may be understood in light of Jeremiah 10,8 ומוסר הבלים עץ הוא, “(according to Malb’im) seeing that in our imperfect world the instruments of enforcing discipline are usually made of wood, sticks to beat with, etc., although foolish people also make deities out of wood, destroying everything made of wood would hardly teach man a lesson. This is also why when the plague of the killing of the firstborn is carried out, the Torah does not mention precisely which of the Egyptian deities were destroyed, as the word כל is noticeably absent there. Moreover, destroying their idols at night would not worry the Egyptians, who, 1) worried first of all about their own lives, 2) did not become aware until daylight that something had happened to their personal idols. It would therefore not have had the desired effect at the appropriate time. Nachmanides therefore proposes the following: mention of the deities of the Egyptians refers to the respective representatives at the heavenly throne of the people of Egypt, their mazzal. The fact that the Torah writes (Numbers 33,4) that the Egyptians were busy burying their dead and that G’d had killed their deities lends support to Nachmanides’ interpretation.

AND AGAINST ALL THE GODS OF EGYPT WILL I EXECUTE JUDGMENTS. The idol of wood rotted, and the one of metal melted.¹⁸³This is the language of Rashi. The Mechilta here has it: “the metal idols corroded.”
Now Scripture did not elucidate the nature of these judgments because the vanities by which they are instructed are but timber.¹⁸⁴Jeremiah 10:8. In other words, Scripture finds it inappropriate to speak at length about these hollow and worthless abominations. Similarly, at the time when this actually took place, it is written, And the Eternal smote all the firstborn … and all the firstborn of cattle,¹⁸⁵Further, Verse 29. but does not mention the judgments executed against their gods. Their apprehension [on that night] concerned the death of the firstborn, as it is said, And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians,¹⁸⁶Ibid., Verse 30. The verse there clearly states that “the great cry” was due to the death of the firstborn. whereas the judgments executed against their idols did not come to be known till the morning when they went to the house of their abominations. And it is written, And the Egyptians were burying them that the Eternal had smitten among them, even all their firstborn, and upon their gods the Eternal executed judgments.¹⁸⁷Numbers 33:4. The verse clearly hints that on the morning [of the fifteenth day of Nisan], when the Egyptians were burying the dead, they discovered that judgments had also been executed against their idols.
In my opinion, Scripture alludes here to the lords on high, the gods of Egypt, something like the verse, The Eternal will punish the host of the high heavens on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.¹⁸⁸Isaiah 24:21. Thus He subdued the power of the Egyptians and that of the lords over them. But Scripture hints and deals briefly with hidden matters.

And on this matter is based the psalm, which begins God of vengeance, O Lord etc. (Psalms 94:1), first stating that one should not seek revenge except in matters that are God’s vengeance, as mentioned. Afterwards it says, How long shall the wicked, O Lord etc., until The Lord knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
The explanation of this matter is that it comes to quiet the complaints of those who say The Lord has forsaken the earth and decisively claim that surely The Lord does not see, nor does the God of Jacob understand all the deeds of the lowly ones. For how could He see the destruction of His homeland, the poor and oppressed, the widow, stranger, and orphan, and not take vengeance on evildoers? This must be because His providence does not extend to lowly matters.
To this the psalmist responds, explaining that this is not so; rather, it is because the Lord knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile, like a child at play, therefore the Holy One, blessed be He, is not strict with them at all times. This is the foundation of the entire psalm which says, How long shall the wicked, O Lord etc., after saying God of vengeance, O Lord. It challenges those who say, The Lord does not see etc. This is the meaning of They crush Your people, O Lord, and afflict Your heritage. They say, “The Lord does not see” etc., for otherwise, why would He not avenge us?
To this he responds, Understand, you senseless among the people etc., He who formed the eye, shall He not see? etc. And if you ask, since He hears and sees, why does He not take vengeance, given that the Lord is a God of vengeance? To this he explains, The Lord knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile. Although the events that happen to bodies seem significant in our eyes, in God’s eyes they are a doctrine of delusion (Jeremiah 10:8), like a child at play.
And if you ask, why does the Lord see toil and anger, when the wicked surrounds the righteous? To this he responds, Blessed is the man whom You chastise, O Lord, and teach out of Your law, for whom the Lord loves, He chastises with suffering, but without causing neglect of Torah study, as our Sages learned from the verse, and teach out of Your law (Berakhot 5a). For if it resulted in neglect of Torah study, the Holy One, blessed be He, would take vengeance on those who cause its neglect.
Therefore it is said, You shall not take vengeance etc., because all matters of this world are not important before the Blessed One, and it is as if nothing was done to him at all. Therefore, it is not proper to seek vengeance from any person who is of your people.