4:17a All the while our eyes were failing

And that’s not all. (NIRV) Our (incl.) eyes grew tired
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Our eyes became red as we watched. (Easy English Bible)

4:17b as we looked in vain for help.

from looking for help. It never came.
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We were looking for help, but it did not come. (Easy English Bible)

4:17c We watched from our towers

We watched and watched,
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No matter how careful we looked,

4:17d for a nation that could not save us.

hoping that ⌊another⌋ would come to help us. But nobody could.
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there was no one to save us.

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