Lamentations
King James Version (KJV)
Lamentations 4:17
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
Lamentations 4:17 Context
14They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments. 15They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there. 16The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders. 17As 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. 18They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come. 19Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness. 20The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.
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Other Translations
As for vs, our eyes as yet failed for our vaine helpe: in our watching we haue watched for a nation that could not saue vs.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Yet our eyes failed, {Looking} for help was useless; In our watching we have watched For a nation that could not save.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Our eyes do yet fail `in looking' for our vain help: In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Our eyes are still wasting away in looking for our false help: we have been watching for a nation unable to give salvation.
- Basic English Bible
Our eyes still failed for our vain help; in our watching, we have watched for a nation that did not save.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's 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.
- World English Bible
While we exist -- consumed are our eyes for our vain help, In our watch-tower we have watched for a nation [that] saveth not.
- Youngs Literal Bible
As for us, our eyes do yet fail for our vain help; in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Yet our eyes failed, {Looking} for help was useless; In our watching we have watched For a nation that could not save.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Our eyes do yet fail `in looking' for our vain help: In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Our eyes are still wasting away in looking for our false help: we have been watching for a nation unable to give salvation.
- Basic English Bible
Our eyes still failed for our vain help; in our watching, we have watched for a nation that did not save.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's 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.
- World English Bible
While we exist -- consumed are our eyes for our vain help, In our watch-tower we have watched for a nation [that] saveth not.
- Youngs Literal Bible
As for us, our eyes do yet fail for our vain help; in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Lamentations 4:17
4:17 A nation - The Egyptians.