In contrast to the political and military restlessness, God is calmly looking down on earth from heaven. The verb used means to look intently and with involvement. His presence is recognizable, like the sun's heat or the dew needed for the harvest. God will take action when the time is right. He knows exactly when to act.
4 For thus the LORD said to me: “I will quietly look from my dwelling like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”