Lamentations 4:16-18

Living Bible

¹⁶ The Lord himself has dealt with them; he no longer helps them, for they persecuted the priests and elders who stayed true to God.

¹⁷ We look for our allies^[a] to come and save us, but we look in vain. The nation we expected most to help us makes no move at all.

¹⁸ We can’t go into the streets without danger to our lives. Our end is near—our days are numbered. We are doomed.