no peace

Judges 5:6
In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.

1 Samuel 13:6
Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.

Psalm 121:8
The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.

great vexations

Matthew 24:6, 7
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. . . .

Luke 21:25
There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.