Lamentations 4:16-18

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

¹⁶ The Lord himself has scattered them,
    he will regard them no more;
no honour was shown to the priests,
    no favour to the elders.

¹⁷ Our eyes failed, ever watching
    vainly for help;
we were watching eagerly
    for a nation that could not save.

¹⁸ They dogged our steps
    so that we could not walk in our streets;
our end drew near; our days were numbered;
    for our end had come.