Exodus 14:14
The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Study Note
Study Note
Spoken by Moses to the terrified Israelites trapped between Pharaoh's army and the Red Sea, this verse has become a paradigmatic text on divine deliverance and human passivity. The command to 'stand firm and see the salvation of the LORD' does not counsel passivity in all circumstances but contextualizes a specific moment of crisis where no human action could alter the outcome. The phrase 'the LORD will fight for you' ties into the ancient divine-warrior tradition of the Hebrew Bible, where God intervenes in historical events as a warrior. The verse's imagery has shaped liturgical, devotional, and liberation-theological readings across diverse traditions.
Other Translations
Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Jehovah doth fight for you, and ye keep silent.'
The Lord will make war for you, you have only to keep quiet.
Cross References
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Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.