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Lamentations

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Yet our eyes failed, Looking for help was useless; In our watching we have watched For a nation that could not save.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Yet a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, beside H5750    
our eyes an eye H5869 עֵינֵ֔ינוּ ei·nei·nu,
failed, to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent H3615 תִּכְלֶ֣ינָה tich·lei·nah
[Looking] for help help, helper, assistance H5833 עֶזְרָתֵ֖נוּ ez·ra·te·nu
was useless; vapor, breath H1892 הָ֑בֶל ha·vel;
In our watching lookout post H6836    
we have watched to look out or about, spy, keep watch H6822 בְּצִפִּיָּתֵ֣נוּ be·tzip·pi·ya·te·nu
For a nation nation, people H1471 גֹּ֖וי go·vy
that could not save. to deliver H3467 יֹושִֽׁעַ׃ yo·v·shi·a'.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Yet our eyes failed, Looking for help was useless; In our watching we have watched For a nation that could not save.
King James Bible Yet As for us, our eyes failed, Looking as yet failed for help was useless; In our vain help: in our watching we have watched For for a nation that could not save.save us.
Hebrew Greek English Yet our eyes failed, Looking for help was useless; In our watching we have watched For a nation that could not save.