Lamentations 4:17-19

English Standard Version Anglicised

^17 (A)Our eyes failed, ever watching
    ^(B)vainly for help;
in our watching we watched
    for ^(C)a nation which could not save.
^18 (D)They dogged our steps
    so that we could not walk in our streets;
^(E)our end drew near; our days were numbered,
    for our end had come.
¹⁹ Our pursuers were ^(F)swifter
    than the eagles in the heavens;
they chased us on the mountains;
    they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.