Lamentations 4:17

English Standard Version

17 Our eyes failed, ever watching vainly for help; in our watching we watched for a nation which could not save. (Ps 119:82; Ps 119:123; Jer 3:23; Jer 37:7)

New International Version

17 Moreover, our eyes failed, looking in vain for help; from our towers we watched for a nation that could not save us.

New International Reader’s Version

17 And that’s not all. Our eyes grew tired. We looked for help that never came. We watched from our towers. We kept looking for a nation that couldn’t save us.

King James Version

17 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 .