| NASB © | Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | Yet | | | 5750 | a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, beside | from ud |
| our eyes | עֵינֵ֔ינוּ | ei·nei·nu, | 5869 | an eye | of uncertain derivation |
| failed, | תִּכְלֶ֣ינָה | tich·lei·nah | 3615 | to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent | a prim. root |
| [Looking] for help | עֶזְרָתֵ֖נוּ | ez·ra·te·nu | 5833 | help, helper, assistance | fem. of ezer |
| was useless; | הָ֑בֶל | ha·vel; | 1892 | vapor, breath | a prim. root |
| In our watching | | | 6836 | lookout post | from tsaphah |
| we have watched | בְּצִפִּיָּתֵ֣נוּ | be·tzip·pi·ya·te·nu | 6822 | to look out or about, spy, keep watch | a prim. root |
| For a nation | גֹּ֖וי | go·vy | 1471 | nation, people | from the same as gav |
| that could not save. | יֹושִֽׁעַ׃ | yo·v·shi·a'. | 3467 | to deliver | a prim. root |
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KJV Lexicon
As for us our eyes
`ayin (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
as yet failed
kalah (kaw-law')
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
for our vain
hebel (heh'bel)
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb -- altogether, vain, vanity.
help
`ezrah (ez-raw')
aid -- help(-ed, -er).
in our watching
tsphiyah (tsef-ee-yaw')
watchfulness -- watching.
we have watched
tsaphah (tsaw-faw')
to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await -- behold, espy, look up (well), wait for, (keep the) watch(-man).
for a nation
gowy (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
that could not save
yasha` (yaw-shah')
to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
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New American Standard (©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
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. American 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. 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. Darby Bible Translation
Our eyes still failed for our vain help; in our watching, we have watched for a nation that did not save. English Revised 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. Webster's Bible Translation
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. World English Bible
Our eyes do yet fail [in looking] for our vain help: In our watching we have watched for a nation that 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. Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
AIN cum adhuc subsisteremus defecerunt oculi nostri ad auxilium nostrum vanum cum respiceremus adtenti ad gentem quae salvare non poterat
FALSE Exist Fail Failed Nation Salvation Save Saveth Towers Unable Useless Vain Vainly Wasting Watched Watching Watch-tower Yet
Consumed Exist Eyes Fail Failed False. Help Moreover Nation Salvation Save Saveth Towers Unable Useless Vain Vainly Wasting Watched Watching Watch-Tower
Consumed Exist Eyes Fail Failed False. Help Moreover Nation Salvation Save Saveth Towers Unable Useless Vain Vainly Wasting Watched Watching Watch-TowerLamentations 4:17 Multilingual Bible Lamentations 4:17 French Lamentaciones 4:17 Biblia Paralela 耶 利 米 哀 歌 4:17 Chinese Bible |
