Strong's Lexicon All the while (עוֹדֵ֙ינוּ֙) (‘ō·w·ḏê·nū) Adverb | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 5751: 1) still, while, yet our eyes עֵינֵ֔ינוּ (‘ê·nê·nū) Noun - cdc | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 5869: 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) 2) spring, fountain were failing תִּכְלֶ֣ינָה (tiḵ·le·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 3615: 1) to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be complete, be at an end 1a2) to be completed, be finished 1a3) to be accomplished, be fulfilled 1a4) to be determined, be plotted (bad sense) 1a5) to be spent, be used up 1a6) to waste away, be exhausted, fail 1a7) to come to an end, vanish, perish, be destroyed 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to complete, bring to an end, finish 1b2) to complete (a period of time) 1b3) to finish (doing a thing) 1b4) to make an end, end 1b5) to accomplish, fulfil, bring to pass 1b6) to accomplish, determine (in thought) 1b7) to put an end to, cause to cease 1b8) to cause to fail, exhaust, use up, spend 1b9) to destroy, exterminate 1c) (Pual) to be finished, be ended, be completed as we looked in vain הָ֑בֶל (hā·ḇel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1892: n m 1) vapour, breath 1a) breath, vapour 1b) vanity (fig.) adv 2) vainly for אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) help. עֶזְרָתֵ֖נוּ (‘ez·rā·ṯê·nū) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 5833: 1) help, succour, assistance 1a) help, succour 1b) one who helps We watched בְּצִפִּיָּתֵ֣נוּ (bə·ṣip·pî·yā·ṯê·nū) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 6822: 1) to look out or about, spy, keep watch, observe, watch 1a)(Qal) to keep watch, spy 1b) (Piel) to watch, watch closely from our towers צִפִּ֔ינוּ (ṣip·pî·nū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 6822: 1) to look out or about, spy, keep watch, observe, watch 1a)(Qal) to keep watch, spy 1b) (Piel) to watch, watch closely for אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) a nation גּ֖וֹי (gō·w) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1471: n m 1) nation, people 1a) nation, people 1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people 1a2) of descendants of Abraham 1a3) of Israel 1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.) n pr m 1c) Goyim? = 'nations' [that] could not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) save us. יוֹשִֽׁעַ׃ (yō·wō·ši·a‘) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3467: 1) to save, be saved, be delivered 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be liberated, be saved, be delivered 1a2) to be saved (in battle), be victorious 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to save, deliver 1b2) to save from moral troubles 1b3) to give victory to Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAll the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us. 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for assistance; we watched from our towers for a nation that refused to help . New American Standard Bible 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]. Parallel Verses New International Version Moreover, our eyes failed, looking in vain for help; from our towers we watched for a nation that could not save us. New Living Translation We looked in vain for our allies to come and save us, but we were looking to nations that could not help us. English Standard Version Our eyes failed, ever watching vainly for help; in our watching we watched for a nation which could not save. New American Standard Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for assistance; we watched from our towers for a nation that refused to help. International Standard Version Our eyes failed, searching in vain for hope; we kept watching and looking for a nation that would not help. NET Bible Our eyes continually failed us as we looked in vain for help. From our watchtowers we watched for a nation that could not rescue 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. 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. 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. Cross References Jeremiah 37:7 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land. Lamentations 1:7 Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths. Ezekiel 29:6 And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. Ezekiel 29:7 When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand. Lamentations 1:1 How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary! Lamentations 4:16 The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders. Lamentations 4:15 They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there. Lamentations 4:14 They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments. Lamentations 4:18 They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come. Lamentations 4:19 Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness. Lamentations 4:20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen. Jump to Previous Consumed Exist Eyes Fail Failed False. Help Moreover Nation Salvation Save Saveth Towers Unable Useless Vain Vainly Wasting Watched Watching Watch-TowerJump to Next Consumed Exist Eyes Fail Failed False. 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