“Go away, aunclean!
Go away, go away,
Do not touch us!”
When they fled and wandered,
Those among the nations said,
“They shall no longer dwell here.”
He no longer regards them.
aThe people do not respect the priests
Nor show favor to the elders.
Watching vainly for our help;
In our watching we watched
For a nation that could not save us.
So that we could not walk in our streets.
bOur end was near;
Our days were over,
For our end had come.
Than the eagles of the heavens.
They pursued us on the mountains
And lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
bWas caught in their pits,
Of whom we said, “Under his shadow
We shall live among the nations.”
You who dwell in the land of Uz!
bThe cup shall also pass over to you
And you shall become drunk and make yourself naked.
O daughter of Zion;
He will no longer send you into captivity.
bHe will punish your iniquity,
O daughter of Edom;
He will uncover your sins!
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American Standard Version
Our eyes do yet fail `in looking' for our vain help: In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
Amplified® Bible
As for us, our eyes yet failed {and} wasted away in looking for our worthless help. In our watching [on our watchtower] we have watched {and} waited expectantly for a nation [Egypt or some other one to come to our rescue] that could not save us.
Contemporary English Version
Our eyes became weary, hopelessly looking for help from a nation that could not save us.
Darby English Version
Our eyes still failed for our vain help; in our watching, we have watched for a nation that did not save.
Good News Bible
For help that never came, we looked until we could look no longer. We kept waiting for help from a nation that had none to give.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
Yet our eyes failed, {Looking} for help was useless; In our watching we have watched For a nation that could not save.
New International Version
Moreover, our eyes failed,
looking in vain for help;
from our towers we watched
for a nation that could not save us.
New King James Version
Still our eyes failed us,
Watching vainly for our help;
In our watching we watched
For a nation that could not save us.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Yet our eyes failed, Looking for help proved useless; In our watching we have watched For a nation that could not save.
Revised Standard Version
Our eyes failed, ever watching vainly for help; in our watching we watched for a nation which could not save.
Young's Literal Translation
While we exist -- consumed are our eyes for our vain help, In our watch-tower we have watched for a nation `that' saveth not.
New English Translation
Our eyes continually failed us as we looked in vain for help.1 From our watchtowers we watched for a nation that could not rescue us. צ (Tsade)
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