Lamentations 4:17 - The Message17 We watched and watched, wore our eyes out looking for help. And nothing. We mounted our lookouts and looked for the help that never showed up. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176917 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. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition17 As for us, our eyes yet failed and wasted away in looking for our worthless help. In our watching [on our watchtower] we have watched and waited expectantly for a nation [Egypt or some other one to come to our rescue] that could not save us. [Ezek. 29:16.] See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)17 Our eyes do yet fail in looking for our vain help: In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save. See the chapterCommon English Bible17 Our eyes continually failed, looking for some help, but for nothing. From our watchtower we watched for a nation that doesn’t save. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version17 AIN. While we were still standing, our eyes failed, expecting help for us in vain, when we looked attentively toward a nation that was not able to save. See the chapter |