"The text requires that having taken the field, we keep it. We may not retire to the ranks of those who refuse to fight; we must stand...We may be weak; but must stand. We may be weary; but must stand. We may be fearful; but must stand. We may be defeated in some single fight; but must stand. We may see others fall about us; but must stand. Many may desert our cause; but we must stand... Consternation may spread through the army of the Lord of hosts; but we must stand. It may seem as though all things were against us; but we must stand. The day of final triumph may seem long delayed...but we must stand..." (The Biblical Illustrator)