17Moreover, our eyes failed, looking in vain for help; from our towers we watched for a nation that could not save us.


In Context

14 Now they grope through the streets like men who are blind. They are so defiled with blood that no one dares to touch their garments.

15 "Go away! You are unclean!" men cry to them. "Away! Away! Don't touch us!" When they flee and wander about, people among the nations say, "They can stay here no longer."

16 The Lord himself has scattered them; he no longer watches over them. The priests are shown no honor, the elders no favor.

17 Moreover, our eyes failed, looking in vain for help; from our towers we watched for a nation that could not save us.

18 Men stalked us at every step, so we could not walk in our streets. Our end was near, our days were numbered, for our end had come.

19 Our pursuers were swifter than eagles in the sky; they chased us over the mountains and lay in wait for us in the desert.

Lamentations 4:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:17As 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. ]

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:17As 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:17Ain. While we were yet standing, our eyes failed, expecting help for us in vain, when we looked attentively towards a nation that was not able to save.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:17Our eyes do yet fail in looking for our vain help: In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17Our eyes still failed for our vain help; in our watching, we have watched for a nation that did not save.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:17Our eyes do yet fail in looking for our vain help; in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17As 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17Our eyes do yet fail [in looking] for our vain help: In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17While we exist — consumed are our eyes for our vain help, In our watch-tower we have watched for a nation that saveth not.