Lamentations 4:17
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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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.Select Lamentations 4:15
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.Select Lamentations 4:16
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.Select Lamentations 4:17
18They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.Select Lamentations 4:18
19Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.Select Lamentations 4:19
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WEB
4:17 Our eyes still fail, looking in vain for our help: In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
ASV
4:17 Our eyes do yet fail in looking for our vain help: In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
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