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.
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Verse 17 is found in chapter 4 of Lamentations. The religious leaders themselves become people who are avoided and rejected. The community expected help from other nations, but that hope proves useless. The section shows the double disappointment caused by corrupt leaders and political alliances unable to save Jerusalem.
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Noch gafften unsre Augen auf die nichtige Hilfe, bis sie müde wurden, da wir warteten auf ein Volk, das uns doch nicht helfen konnte.
Aun nos han desfallecido nuestros ojos tras nuestro vano socorro: En nuestra esperanza aguardamos gente que no puede salvar.
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.
Mentre siamo durati, i nostri occhi si son consumati Dietro al nostro soccorso, che non è stato altro che vanità; Noi abbiam riguardato nella nostra vedetta Ad una gente che non potea salvare.
Os nossos olhos desfaleciam, esperando o nosso vão socorro; olhávamos atentamente para uma nação que não nos podia livrar.
我們的眼目徒然仰望幫助,以致失明, 我們從瞭望臺所守望的,竟是一個不能救人的國!
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