2 Chronicles 15:4 (YLT)

Passage

and it turneth back in its distress unto Jehovah, God of Israel, and they seek Him, and He is found of them,

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 15:2 and he goeth out before Asa, and saith to him, `Hear, me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> with you--in your being with Him, and if ye seek Him, He is found of you, and if ye forsake Him, He forsaketh you;

2 Chronicles 15:3 and many days <FI>are<Fi> to Israel without a true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law,

2 Chronicles 15:4 and it turneth back in its distress unto Jehovah, God of Israel, and they seek Him, and He is found of them,

2 Chronicles 15:5 and in those times there is no peace to him who is going out, and to him who is coming in, for many troubles <FI>are<Fi> on all the inhabitants of the lands,

2 Chronicles 15:6 and they have been beaten down, nation by nation, and city by city, for God hath troubled them with every adversity;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "turneth", "back", "distress", "jehovah", "israel", "seek", and "found". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "turneth" and "back", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "and many days FI are Fi to..." into verse 5's "and in those times there is no...", so "turneth" and "back" 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 "turneth" and "back" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.