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Lamentations 4:17
New English Translation

ע (Ayin)

The People of Jerusalem Lament

17 Our eyes continually failed us
as we looked in vain for help.[a]
From our watchtowers we watched
for a nation that could not rescue us.

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  1. Lamentations 4:17 tn Heb “Our eyes failed in vain for help.”
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Lamentations 4:17
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17 Moreover, our eyes failed,
    looking in vain(A) for help;(B)
from our towers we watched
    for a nation(C) that could not save us.

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