Lamentations 4:17
ESV
Our eyes failed, ever watching vainly for help; in our watching we watched for a nation which could not save.
NIV
Moreover, our eyes failed, looking in vain for help; from our towers we watched for a nation that could not save us.
NASB
Yet our eyes failed, Looking for help was useless; At our observation point we have watched For a nation that could not save.
CSB
All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help; we watched from our towers for a nation that would not save us.
NLT
We looked in vain for our allies to come and save us, but we were looking to nations that could not help us.
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.
NKJV
Still our eyes failed us, Watching vainly for our help; In our watching we watched For a nation that could not save us.