Lamentations 4:17
King James Version (KJV)
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.
Translations
Lamentations 4:17 - Amplified Bible
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.
Lamentations 4:17 - 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.
Lamentations 4:17 - 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.
Lamentations 4:17 - Darby Bible
Our eyes still failed for our vain help; in our watching, we have watched for a nation that did not save.
Lamentations 4:17 - English Standard Version
Our eyes failed, ever watching vainly for help; in our watching we watched for a nation which could not save.
Lamentations 4:17 - 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.
Lamentations 4:17 - La Biblia de las Americas
Aun nuestros ojos desfallecìan,
buscar ayuda fue inùtil.
En nuestro velar hemos aguardado
a una naciòn incapaz de salvar.
Lamentations 4:17 - The Message
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.
Lamentations 4:17 - New American Standard Bible
Yet our eyes failed, {Looking} for help was useless; In our watching we have watched For a nation that could not save.
Lamentations 4:17 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy
Aun nuestros ojos desfallecìan,
Buscar ayuda fue inùtil.
En nuestro velar hemos aguardado
A una naciòn incapaz de salvar.
Lamentations 4:17 - World English Bible
Our eyes do yet fail [in looking] for our vain help: In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
Lamentations 4:17 - Young's Living 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.
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