The oracle — stand still and see the salvation of the LORD — 'You will not need to fight in this battle. Take your positions, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, and the LORD will be with you' (לא לכם להלחם בזאת התייצבו עמדו וראו את ישועת יהוה עמכם יהודה וירושלם אל תיראו ואל תחתו מחר צאו לפניהם ויהוה עמכם). The paradox deepens: the people will not fight, yet tomorrow they will 'go out' (צא) against the enemy. The exhortation to 'take positions, stand still' (התייצב, עמד) suggests a stationary posture. The verb ראה (see) is decisive — the people are to witness (ראה) the salvation (ישועה) of the LORD. This echoes the formula from the Egyptian deliverance: 'Stand still and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will work for you' (Exod 14:13). The oracle invokes the Exodus typology — the return is experienced as a new exodus, and this crisis as a new moment of divine intervention. The closing assurance 'the LORD will be with you' (יהוה עמכם) reiterates the covenantal formula of presence.

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