New International Version (NIV)
17Moreover, our eyes failed,
looking in vain for help;
from our towers we watched
for a nation that could not save us.
Lamentations 4:17
Lamentations 4:17 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
17Yet our eyes failed,
Looking for help was useless;
At our observation point we have watched
For a nation that could not save.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
17[And as for us,] yet our eyes failed,
Looking in vain for help.
Watching [from the towers] we watched
For a nation that could not save. [Ezek 29:16]
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
17All the while our eyes were failing
as we looked in vain for help.
We watched from our towers
for a nation that could not save us.
American Standard Version (ASV)
17Our eyes do yet fail in looking for our vain help:
In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
17Whiles we waited for our vaine helpe, our eyes failed: for in our waiting we looked for a nation that could not saue vs.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
17Our eyes still fail,
looking in vain for our help.
In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
17And 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.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
17Our eyes became weak
as we watched to see if help would come.
We continued to hope for help from another nation.
But no nation was able to rescue us.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
17While we exist—consumed are our eyes for our vain help, || In our watchtower we have watched for a nation [that] does not save.