¹⁷ Moreover, our eyes failed,
    looking in vain^(A) for help;^(B)
from our towers we watched
    for a nation^(C) that could not save us.

¹⁸ People stalked us at every step,
    so we could not walk in our streets.
Our end was near, our days were numbered,
    for our end had come.^(D)

¹⁹ Our pursuers were swifter
    than eagles^(E) in the sky;
they chased us^(F) over the mountains
    and lay in wait for us in the desert.^(G)