Lamentations 4:17-19

Contemporary English Version

¹⁷ Our eyes became weary,
    hopelessly looking
for help from a nation^[a]
    that could not save us.
¹⁸ Enemies hunted us down
    on every public street.
Our time was up;
    our doom was near.
¹⁹ They swooped down faster
    than eagles from the sky.
They hunted for us in the hills
and set traps to catch us
    out in the desert.