Lamentations 4:17

The Distress of Zion

16The presence of the LORD has scattered them; He regards them no more. The priests are shown no honor; the elders find no favor. 17All 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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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.
American Standard Version (1901)
Our eyes do yet fail in looking for our vain help: In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
Bible in Basic English
Our eyes are still wasting away in looking for our false help: we have been watching for a nation unable to give salvation.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Ain. 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.
Free Bible Version
We wore out our eyes pointlessly looking for help the whole time; we watched from our towers for a nation to come that couldn't save us.
Geneva Bible 1599
Whiles we waited for our vaine helpe, our eyes failed: for in our waiting we looked for a nation that could not saue vs.
King James (Authorized) 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.
Translation for Translators
We [SYN] continued to look for someone to help us, but it was useless. We continued to watch to see if one of our allies would save us, but none of the nations that we were waiting for could help us.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Our eyes failed, looking in vain for help; from our watchtowers we watched for a nation that could not rescue us.
Noah Webster Bible
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 .
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.
Young's Literal Translation
While we exist — consumed are our eyes for our vain help, In our watch-tower we have watched for a nation [that] saveth not.