Lamentations 4:17
American King James Version (AKJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Our eyes do yet fail in looking for our vain help: In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Our eyes are still wasting away in looking for our false help: we have been watching for a nation unable to give salvation.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
AIN. While we were still standing, our eyes failed, expecting help for us in vain, when we looked attentively toward a nation that was not able to save.
Darby Bible (DBY)
Our eyes still failed for our vain help; in our watching, we have watched for a nation that did not save.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
Ain. While we were yet standing, our eyes failed, expecting help for us in vain, when we looked attentively towards a nation that was not able to save.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Our eyes do yet fail in looking for our vain help; in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
We wore out our eyes pointlessly looking for help the whole time; we watched from our towers for a nation to come that couldn't save us.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
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.
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.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
Our eyes still fail, looking in vain for our help. In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
Webster Bible (Webster)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
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 Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
Our eyes still fail, looking in vain for our help. In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
While we exist — consumed are our eyes for our vain help, In our watch-tower we have watched for a nation that saveth not.