Lamentations 4:17-19

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁷ We have worn out our eyes looking for help,
    but no help comes.
We kept on looking for a nation to save us.
    We kept watch from our watchtower,
    but no nation came to us.
¹⁸ Our enemies hunted us all the time.
    We could not even go out into the streets.
Our end came near. Our time was up.
    Our end came!
¹⁹ The men who chased us
    were faster than eagles in the sky.
They chased us into the mountains.
    They hid in the desert to catch us.