§ 02 · King James Bible
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.
Simple English
For us, our eyes couldn't see properly because we tried to help but it was useless. While we kept watching, we were hoping for a big strong nation to come and save us, but they couldn't.
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