As for us, our eyes do yet fail for our vain help; in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
King James Version (KJV) - Lamentations 4:17 >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].
Berean Study Bible (BSB) - Lamentations 4:17 >All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.