“Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.”
The explicit statement that God fights against the people with an outstretched hand and mighty arm uses the language of divine power normally associated with delivering the people (as in the Exodus). Here, that same power is directed against Judah. The irony is devastating: God's mighty deeds will be executed against the covenant people, not against their enemies. The image suggests that God's power will be applied comprehensively and irresistibly to accomplish Judah's defeat.
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