2 Chronicles 15:5 (DBY)

Passage

And in those times there [was] no peace to him that went out nor to him that came in, but great disturbances were amongst all the inhabitants of the countries.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 15:3 Now for a long while Israel [was] without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law;

2 Chronicles 15:4 but in their trouble they turned to Jehovah the God of Israel, and sought him, and he was found of them.

2 Chronicles 15:5 And in those times there [was] no peace to him that went out nor to him that came in, but great disturbances were amongst all the inhabitants of the countries.

2 Chronicles 15:6 And nation was broken against nation, and city against city; for God disturbed them with all manner of distress.

2 Chronicles 15:7 But as for you, be firm and let not your hands be weak; for there is a reward for your deeds.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "times", "peace", "went", "came", "great", "disturbances", "amongst", and "inhabitants". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "times" and "peace", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "but in their trouble they turned to..." into verse 6's "And nation was broken against nation and...", so "times" and "peace" belong inside that flow. In 2 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "times" and "peace" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.