Lamentations 4:17-19

New Century Version

¹⁷ Also, our eyes grew tired,
    looking for help that never came.
We kept watch from our towers
    for a nation to save us.

¹⁸ Our enemies hunted us,
    so we could not even walk in the streets.
Our end is near. Our time is up.
    Our end has come.

¹⁹ Those who chased us
    were faster than eagles in the sky.
They ran us into the mountains
    and ambushed us in the desert.