Lamentations 4:17 — Bible Verse (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.”
Lamentations 4:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Lamentations 4:17 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Lamentations 4:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Lamentations 4:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Our eyes still fail, looking in vain for our help. In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.”
Lamentations 4:17 — World English Bible
Lamentations 4:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Our eyes do yet fail in looking for our vain help: In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.”
Lamentations 4:17 — American Standard Version
Lamentations 4:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“While we exist--consumed are our eyes for our vain help, In our watch-tower we have watched for a nation <FI>that<Fi> saveth not.”
Lamentations 4:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Lamentations 4:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Our eyes still failed for our vain help; in our watching, we have watched for a nation that did not save.”
Lamentations 4:17 — Darby Translation
Lamentations 4:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Whiles we waited for our vaine helpe, our eyes failed: for in our waiting we looked for a nation that could not saue vs.”
Lamentations 4:17 — Geneva Bible
Lamentations 4:17 in Context — Lamentations 4
15 Éloignez-vous, impurs! Leur criait-on, Éloignez-vous, éloignez-vous, ne nous touchez pas! Ils sont en fuite, ils errent çà et là; On dit parmi les nations: Ils n’auront plus leur demeure!
16 L’Éternel les a dispersés dans sa colère, Il ne tourne plus les regards vers eux; On n’a eu ni respect pour les sacrificateurs, Ni pitié pour les vieillards.
17 Nos yeux se consumaient encore, Et nous attendions vainement du secours; Nos regards se portaient avec espérance Vers une nation qui ne nous a pas délivrés.
18 On épiait nos pas, Pour nous empêcher d’aller sur nos places; Notre fin s’approchait, nos jours étaient accomplis… Notre fin est arrivée!
19 Nos persécuteurs étaient plus légers Que les aigles du ciel; Ils nous ont poursuivis sur les montagnes, Ils nous ont dressé des embûches dans le désert.
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What Does Lamentations 4:17 Mean?
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