Lamentations 4:17-19

Living Bible

¹⁷ We look for our allies^[a] to come and save us, but we look in vain. The nation we expected most to help us makes no move at all.

¹⁸ We can’t go into the streets without danger to our lives. Our end is near—our days are numbered. We are doomed. ¹⁹ Our enemies are swifter than the eagles; if we flee to the mountains, they find us. If we hide in the wilderness, they are waiting for us there.