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Exodus 14:14 — The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

“The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.”
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The verses around Exodus 14:14.

12Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.

13And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

14The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

15And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:

16But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

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Verse explanation

Moses sums up the expected attitude of the people: stay quiet and let God handle the situation Himself, without needing any military response from them.

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