Lamentations 4:17

NETBible

ע (Ayin) Our eyes continually failed us as we looked in vain for help. 1  From our watchtowers we watched for a nation that could not rescue us.

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; In our watching we have watched For a nation that could not save.

NLT ©

We looked in vain for our allies to come and save us, but we were looking to nations that could offer no help at all.

MSG ©

We watched and watched, wore our eyes out looking for help. And nothing. We mounted our lookouts and looked for the help that never showed up.

BBE ©

Our eyes are still wasting away in looking for our false help: we have been watching for a nation unable to give salvation.

NRSV ©

Our eyes failed, ever watching vainly for help; we were watching eagerly for a nation that could not save.

NKJV ©

Still our eyes failed us, Watching vainly for our help; In our watching we watched For a nation that could not save us .

KJV
As for us, our eyes
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as yet failed
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for our vain
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help
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in our watching
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we have watched
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for a nation
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[that] could not save
<03467> (8686)
[us].
NASB ©
Yet
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our eyes
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failed
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,
Looking
for help
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was useless
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; In our watching
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we have watched
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For a nation
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that could not save
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.
LXXM
eti
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ADV
ontwn
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V-PAPGP
hmwn
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P-GP
exelipon
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V-AAI-3P
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T-NPM
ofyalmoi
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N-NPM
hmwn
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P-GP
eiv
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PREP
thn
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T-ASF
bohyeian
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N-ASF
hmwn
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P-GP
mataia
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A-APN
aposkopeuontwn {V-PAPNP} hmwn
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P-GP
apeskopeusamen {V-AAI-1P} eiv
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PREP
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N-ASN
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ADV
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V-PAPAS
NET [draft] ITL
ע (Ayin) Our
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eyes
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continually
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failed us
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as we
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looked in
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vain for
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help. From our watchtowers we
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watched
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for a
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nation that could
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not
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rescue
HEBREW
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al
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ywg
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la
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wnypu
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wntypub
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lbh
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wntrze
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la
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wnynye
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hnylkt
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*wnydwe {hnydwe} (4:17)
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NETBible

ע (Ayin) Our eyes continually failed us as we looked in vain for help. 1  From our watchtowers we watched for a nation that could not rescue us.

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “Our eyes failed in vain for help.”