Lamentations 4:17
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17We 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.
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
Our eyes failed, ever watching
vainly for help;
in our watching we watched
for a nation which could not save.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
Moreover, our eyes failed,
looking in vain for help;
from our towers we watched
for a nation that could not save us.
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CSBChristian 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 would not save us.
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NLTNew Living Translation
We looked in vain for our allies
to come and save us,
but we were looking to nations
that could not help us.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Still our eyes failed,
looking for our help in vain;
in our watchtower, we kept watch
for a nation that could not save.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King 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.
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