2 Chronicles 15 · Verse 5

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 vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.
2 Chronicles 15:5, King James Version

2 Chronicles 15:5 in other translations

BSBIn those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.
WEBIn those times there was no peace to him who went out, nor to him who came in; but great troubles were on all the inhabitants of the lands.
ASVAnd in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in; but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the lands.
YLTand in those times there is no peace to him who is going out, and to him who is coming in, for many troubles are on all the inhabitants of the lands,
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEIn those times there was no peace for him who went out or for him who came in, but great trouble was on all the people of the lands.
WebsterAnd in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.

What does 2 Chronicles 15:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 15:3-6

3-6. Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, &c.--Some think that Azariah was referring to the sad and disastrous condition to which superstition and idolatry had brought the neighboring kingdom of Israel. His words should rather be taken in a wider sense, for it seems manifest that the prophet had his eye upon many periods in the national history, when the people were in the state described--a…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 But great vexations - Does not our Lord allude to this and the following verse in Mat 24:6, Mat 24:7, Mat 24:9, Mat 24:13?

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 15:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּבָעִתִּ֣יםu.va.'i.Timand in the timesH6256
הָהֵ֔םha.Hem<the> thoseH1992
אֵ֥ין'einnotH369
שָׁל֖וֹםsha.LompeaceH7965
לַיּוֹצֵ֣אlai.yo.Tze'[belonged] to the [one who] went outH3318
וְלַבָּ֑אve.la.Ba'and to the [one who] came inH935
כִּ֚יkiforH3588
מְהוּמֹ֣תme.hu.MotdisturbancesH4103
רַבּ֔וֹתra.BotgreatH7227
עַ֥ל'al[were] onH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
יוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427
הָאֲרָצֽוֹת\׃ha.'a.ra.Tzotthe landsH776

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 15:5

  • Judges 5:6

    In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.

  • Psalms 121:8

    The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

  • 1 Samuel 13:6

    When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.

  • Matthew 24:6-7

    And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

  • Luke 21:25

    And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
no peace.
Jud 5:6; 1Sa 13:6; Ps 121:8
great vexations.
Mt 24:6,7; Lu 21:25

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 15:4

    But when they in their trouble did turn unto the Lord God of Israel, and sought him, 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 vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.

  • 2 Chronicles 15:6

    And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.

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2 Chronicles 15:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
En aquellos tiempos no hubo paz, ni para el que entraba, ni para el que salía, sino muchas aflicciones sobre todos los habitadores de las tierras.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et, en ces temps-là, il n’y avait point de paix pour ceux qui sortaient et qui entraient, car il y avait beaucoup de troubles parmi tous les habitants du pays,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und in jenen Zeiten war kein Friede für den Ausgehenden und für den Eingehenden; sondern viele Unruhen kamen über alle Bewohner der Länder.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
In tempore illo, non erit pax egredienti et ingredienti, sed terrores undique in cunctis habitatoribus terrarum: