Lamentations 4:17
The Scripture
(17) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter the people of Jerusalem are overwhelmed by grief as the city faces imminent destruction and the king is taken captive. The text records their lamentation and God’s promise that He will bring them back from the valley of the shadow of death. It emphasizes the pain of loss and the hope of future restoration.
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