In metaphor, the expression is applied beyond its ordinary literal referent through resemblance, while context blocks that literal reading. “The circumstances spoke” therefore does not claim that an inanimate situation articulated words through a mouth.
Likewise, a consequence expressed through the grammar of purpose does not falsely assert that Pharaoh's household deliberately wanted to create an enemy.
Rhetorical intensification can make truth more vivid, but neglecting the clue that excludes literal meaning converts a figurative portrayal into an inappropriate literal claim.