Lamentations 4:17

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Lamentations 4:17

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.

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KJV

King James Version

As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation [that] could not save [us].

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WEB

World English Bible

Our eyes still fail, looking in vain for our help. In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Our eyes do yet fail [in looking] for our vain help: In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Lamentations 4

¹⁵ “Go away! Unclean!” men shouted at them. “Away, away! Do not touch us!” So they fled and wandered. Among the nations it was said, “They can stay here no longer.”

¹⁶ The presence of the LORD has scattered them; He regards them no more. The priests are shown no honor; the elders find no favor.

¹⁷ All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.

¹⁸ They stalked our every step, so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end drew near, our time ran out, for our end had come!

¹⁹ Those who chased us were swifter than the eagles in the sky; they pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.

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