וַיַּזְעֵ֣ק אֹתִ֔י וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלַ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר רְאֵ֗ה הַיּֽוֹצְאִים֙ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ צָפ֔וֹן הֵנִ֥יחוּ אֶת־רוּחִ֖י בְּאֶ֥רֶץ צָפֽוֹן׃ (ס)
Dann rief er mich an und sprach zu mir und sprach: 'Siehe, diejenigen, die in Richtung Nordland gehen, haben Meinen Geist im Nordland gelindert.'
Rashi on Zechariah
Look, those going forth to the northland to cause Media and Persia to mount.
Rashi on Zechariah
eased My spirit They caused My anger to subside in Babylon when they destroyed Belshazzar and Nebuchadnezzar’s descendants. This is what Isaiah (48:14) said: “The Lord loves him who shall do His will in Babylon, etc.”