Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Lamentations 4:17:

• Kupsabiny: “We looked/stared until our eyes got tired
  waiting for one who would save us but it was in vain.
  We looked out from where it was high/raised,
  waiting for any community to come to our aid but no one came.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Looking in vain for help
  our eyes have become dim.
  We were on the lookout for a nation to protect us.
  But they were unable save us.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Our (excl.) sight is-becoming-dark now in waiting for help from our allied nations, but they never helped us. We watched in our towers for the arrival of a nation that cannot save us at-all.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “We continued to look for someone to help us,
  but it was useless.
  We continued to watch to see if one of our allies would save us,
  but none of the nations that we were waiting for could help us.” (Source: Translation for Translators)