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Lamentations 4:16-18
New International Version
Lamentations 4:16-18
New International Version
16 The Lord himself has scattered them;
he no longer watches over them.(A)
The priests are shown no honor,
the elders(B) no favor.(C)
17 Moreover, our eyes failed,
looking in vain(D) for help;(E)
from our towers we watched
for a nation(F) 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.(G)
Lamentations 4:16-18
King James Version
Lamentations 4:16-18
King James Version
16 The anger of the Lord hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.
17 As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.
18 They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.
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Lamentations 4:16-18
English Standard Version
Lamentations 4:16-18
English Standard Version
16 (A)The Lord himself[a] has scattered them;
he will regard them no more;
(B)no honor was shown to the priests,
(C)no favor to the elders.
17 (D)Our eyes failed, ever watching
(E)vainly for help;
in our watching we watched
for (F)a nation which could not save.
18 (G)They dogged our steps
so that we could not walk in our streets;
(H)our end drew near; our days were numbered,
for our end had come.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 4:16 Hebrew The face of the Lord
Lamentations 4:16-18
New American Standard Bible
Lamentations 4:16-18
New American Standard Bible
16 The presence of the Lord has scattered them,
He will not continue to look at them;
They did not [a](A)honor the priests,
They did not favor the elders.
17 Yet our eyes failed,
Looking for [b]help was (B)useless;
At our observation point we have watched
For a (C)nation that could not save.
18 They (D)hunted our steps
So that we could not walk in our streets;
Our (E)end drew near,
Our days were [c]finished
For our end had come.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 4:16 Lit lift up the faces of
- Lamentations 4:17 Lit our help
- Lamentations 4:18 Lit full
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