Parallel Bible results for "lamentations 4:17"

Lamentations 4:17

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