Lamentations 4:17-19

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

¹⁷ Our eyes failed, ever watching
    vainly for help;
we were watching eagerly
    for a nation that could not save.^(A)

¹⁸ They dogged our steps
    so that we could not walk in our streets;
our end drew near; our days were numbered,
    for our end had come.^(B)

¹⁹ Our pursuers were swifter
    than the eagles in the heavens;
they chased us on the mountains;
    they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.^(C)