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.
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.
Our eyes do yet fail in looking for our vain help: In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
Our eyes are still wasting away in looking for our false help: we have been watching for a nation unable to give salvation.
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.
Our eyes do yet fail [in looking] for our vain help: In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
Our eyes do yet fail in looking for our vain help; in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
We have watched for a nation - Viz., the Egyptians, who were their pretended allies, but were neither able nor wilting to help them against the Chaldeans.
A rapid sketch of the last days of the siege and the capture of the king.
Lamentations 4:17
Rather, "Still do our eyes waste away looking for our vain help."
In our watching - Or, "on our watchtower."
4:17 A nation - The Egyptians.