Lamentations 4:17-22
New Living Translation
17 We looked in vain for our allies
to come and save us,
but we were looking to nations
that could not help us.
18 We couldn’t go into the streets
without danger to our lives.
Our end was near; our days were numbered.
We were doomed!
19 Our enemies were swifter than eagles in flight.
If we fled to the mountains, they found us.
If we hid in the wilderness,
they were waiting for us there.
20 Our king—the Lord’s anointed, the very life of our nation—
was caught in their snares.
We had thought that his shadow
would protect us against any nation on earth!
21 Are you rejoicing in the land of Uz,
O people of Edom?
But you, too, must drink from the cup of the Lord’s anger.
You, too, will be stripped naked in your drunkenness.
22 O beautiful Jerusalem,[a] your punishment will end;
you will soon return from exile.
But Edom, your punishment is just beginning;
soon your many sins will be exposed.
Footnotes
- 4:22 Hebrew O daughter of Zion.
Lamentations 4:17-22
New International Version
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)
20 The Lord’s anointed,(H) our very life breath,
was caught in their traps.(I)
We thought that under his shadow(J)
we would live among the nations.
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