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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